Bangor
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- proper noun
- After visiting friends in Bangor, I returned home feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Examples
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Many tourists flock to Bangor for its stunning coastal views and vibrant community.
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It's wrong to assume that the men implicated as johns in the case are suffering from the condition—and if they are, it doesn't excuse the illegal behavior, Weiss and other professionals told the Bangor Daily News.
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Oh, it's six miles from Bangor to Donaghadee.
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Oh, it's six miles from Bangor to Donaghadee.
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My mom and aunt lived with my grandmother and her daughter, Margaret, in Bangor, a small town just north of the reserve, until the war was over.
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Yeah, they are good deals. Gamestop closed down and HMV in Bangor, so I have to go to Ards.
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John Raio, from Topsham, right, flips Ray Wood, from Bangor, off of him during their professional debuts Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.
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Ray Wood, from Bangor, celebrates his first professional bout debut win over John Raio during Fight Night V at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston on Saturday.
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I spent my summer vacation exploring the beautiful seaside town of Bangor in Northern Ireland.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bangor (Northern Ireland) comes from the Irish Beannchor (also written Beannchar), which means 'place of points' or 'horns', a picture of a coast with small points of land. So, the name suits a seaside town on a curving shoreline.