Fang
nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈfæŋ//
- //ˈfɑŋ//
A people of western Africa.
noun
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A people of western Africa.
proper noun
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The dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, spoken by 1.3 million people, also called Pahouin.
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A Beboid language of Cameroon, spoken by only 2400 people, so called because it is spoken in the village of Fang.
proper noun
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A county of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
Many valuable medicines are produced in Hupei, particularly in the Shih-nan Prefecture and in the Fang and Hsing-shan districts.
FANG COUNTY HYDROELECTRICITY--This year the people in Fang County have developed 135 small hydroelectric power stations with a total installed[...]
After parting with his brothers, Wang Yü-yang journeyed on the southwest road and came to a small town nestled in the rural region of Fang County.
“Its speed was very fast, but it was walking, not running,” Yuan said. As the creature ranged across a mountain in Fang county, bordering the Shennongjia Forestry District, “it walked faster than a human ran”.
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A surname from Mandarin
Etymology
The county sense is from Mandarin 房 (Fáng). The surname sense could be from Mandarin 方 (Fāng), 房 (Fáng), 芳 (Fāng), 仿 (Fǎng) or 放 (Fǎng).