Bangor
Americannoun
noun
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a university town in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, on the Menai Strait. Pop: 15 280 (2001)
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a town in SE Northern Ireland, in North Down district, Co Down, on Belfast Lough. Pop: 58 388 (2001)
Example Sentences
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But the pain became too much, and she visited A&E at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The new nominating process will see the 16 county parties elect slates of delegates, 601 in total, who will in turn vote to select the new nominee at a July 25 convention in Bangor.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
And in a sign of how important this race is, CNN is teaming up with a Maine paper, the Bangor Daily News, to host another debate next week.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
“I want to be super clear: this is not about what any one person’s views are right now,” he told The 19th in Bangor.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
I got thoroughly lost in Bangor, what with traffic and trucks, horns blaring and lights changing.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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