"Lang" meaning in English

See Lang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Langs [plural]
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  1. (countable) A surname.
    An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name--JCUvMDA Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from German, a variant of Lange.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-76W1zgEc Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-wVG0K3AH Categories (other): English surnames
  4. (countable) A surname.
    A Manchu surname from Chinese, anglicized from Chinese 郎 (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼 (láng, “wolf”).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-iG~cVFBd Categories (other): Chinese terms with redundant transliterations, English surnames
  5. A placename
    A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-ZDVRxT50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 6 6 5 30 6 1 8 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 12 12 6 4 5 3 17 3 1 4 10 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 11 11 5 5 5 2 22 4 1 5 8 4 0
  6. A placename
    A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Austria, Places in Styria, Towns in Austria, Towns in Styria
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-VQIFGqCw
  7. A placename
    A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-IOfGqO0W
  8. A placename
    A village in Gilan, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Iran, Villages in Iran
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-oayB7-ck
  9. A placename
    A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Georgia, USA, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lang-en-name-E0a5GLfE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Lange, Laing, Layng [English, surname]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "A village in Saskatchewan, Canada."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "Saskatchewan",
          "Saskatchewan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms derived from Persian",
        "en:Places in Iran",
        "en:Villages in Iran"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "A village in Gilan, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "Gilan",
          "Gilan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iran",
          "Iran#English"
        ],
        [
          "لنگ",
          "لنگ#Persian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Ghost towns in Georgia, USA",
        "en:Places in Georgia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "ghost town",
          "ghost town"
        ],
        [
          "Georgia",
          "Georgia#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Lange"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "English",
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Layng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lang"
}

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