bangor

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbæŋɡə/
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/ˈbæŋɡə/ · /ˈbæŋɡɚ/ · /ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/ · /ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɚ/ · /ˈbæŋɡɔː/ · /ˈbæŋɡɔɹ/ · /ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɔɹ/ · /ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɔɹ/

Definition of bangor

19 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
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name

  1. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
  2. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
  3. A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  4. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  5. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  6. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  7. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
    “‘Where are you from?’ Lionel asked, and then, because the question seemed too personal […] he said, ‘Not that you have to tell me.’ ‘Bangor,’ Charles said. ‘Maine.’ ‘What’s it like there?’ ‘Cold. Wet. Empty,’ he said. ‘It’s kind of a bleak place.’”
  8. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  9. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  10. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  11. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  12. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  13. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  14. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  15. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  16. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  17. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  18. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
  19. A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).

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