Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Bangor

American  
[bang-gawr, -ger] / ˈbæŋ gɔr, -gər /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.


Bangor British  
/ ˈbæŋɡɔː, -ɡə /

noun

  1. a university town in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, on the Menai Strait. Pop: 15 280 (2001)

  2. a town in SE Northern Ireland, in North Down district, Co Down, on Belfast Lough. Pop: 58 388 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

"The people of Dundee and Bangor feel just as distant from Holyrood and the Senedd as they do from Westminster," he added.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Jim Bradley, a financial advisor in Bangor, Maine, has told certain clients they would be better off taking the RMD now rather than delaying it with the still working exception.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

Last year, when she transferred from Bangor High, she was close to failing.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training