bang
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
(noun) state (a political division of a federation)
Examples
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Sense 2
(verb) to crash into; to collide with; to hit
Sense 3
(noun) community of overseas Chinese in French Indochina who emigrated from the same province of China
cộng đồng người Hoa ở Đông Dương thuộc Pháp di cư từ cùng một tỉnh của Trung Quốc
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Examples
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 4
(noun) short for bang tá (“assistant district chief”)
Common questions
What does “bang” mean?
(noun) state (a political division of a federation)
Is “bang” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.