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Fang.

A people of western Africa.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfæŋ//ˈfɑŋ/
  1. A people of western Africa.

    plural · plural-only
name/ˈfæŋ//ˈfɑŋ/
  1. The dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, spoken by 1.3 million people, also called Pahouin.

  2. A Beboid language of Cameroon, spoken by only 2400 people, so called because it is spoken in the village of Fang.

name
  1. A county of Shiyan, Hubei, China.

  2. A surname from Mandarin

Where this word comes from

The county sense is from Mandarin 房 (Fáng). The surname sense could be from Mandarin 方 (Fāng), 房 (Fáng), 芳 (Fāng), 仿 (Fǎng) or 放 (Fǎng).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.