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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Rev Rhun ap Robert from the Bangor diocese said that Jesus "never spoke against same-sex relationships", and that what was important was "the quality of a relationship".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Dr Geoff Combs, lecturer in sport and exercise science at Bangor University, and a member of the Institute for Applied Human Physiology, said health benefits from sauna use needed to incorporate "other healthy behaviours".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Gangani Publishing was set up in March 2012, registered to an industrial estate just outside of Bangor, Gwynedd.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
When Jenny Wong from Bangor University set about trying to study the industry, she found numbers were in decline, down to around 20 commercial pickers in Wales.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
She could take a bus to Bangor or Portland, or maybe even Boston.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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