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ingang

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/
  • Scotland: /ˈɪnɡaŋ/

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noun

Meaning 1

An entrance or entryway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, rare

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ingang.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English ingang (“entrance”), from Old English ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz, equivalent to in- + gang. Cognate with Dutch ingang (“entryway”), Old High German ingang (“entrance”) (German Eingang), Swedish ingång (“entrance”), Danish indgang (“entrance, entryway”). More at in, gang.