Bangor.
A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
Meaning & usage
A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872). The associated University; clipping of Bangor University.
Where this word comes from
From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”).
A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Where this word comes from
From Irish Beannchar.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A township and city therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A township in Bay County, Michigan.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, New York.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, partially within the town above.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A number of places in the United States: Other townships in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A community in Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland. A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.
A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
Where this word comes from
From either the Welsh city or the Northern Irish city.
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