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Meanings of gang in English

Portuguese
gangue
Catalan
banda
Spanish
pandilla

An association of criminals.

gangue
Portuguese
quadrilha
Catalan
trepa
Spanish
tripulación

An informal body of friends.

quadrilha
Russian
банда
Portuguese
gang
Spanish
banda criminal
Catalan
banda de carrer

Violent group of individuals claiming control over a territory.

банда

A language primarily spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda; also in the southern part of the Opari District of Sudan.

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Examples for "street gang"
Examples for "street gang"
1
He is said to have been associated with the street gang, Bloods.
Radio NZ
2
Khalil Yameen is reportedly a member of the Gangster Disciples street gang.
Ebony
3
I thought the Demon Lordz were supposed to be a street gang?
Agents of light and darkness
4
Ad hoc governments-halfschool board, half street gang-areseizing authority in the vacuum.
Raising Stony Mayhall
5
At first glance, the Lordz looked like just another street gang.
Agents of light and darkness
Usage of gang in English
1
But, convictions are difficult to secure in many cases involving gang violence.
The South African
2
Lane joined in the anti-social behaviour; he became one of the gang.
A Dominie in Doubt
3
Wairoa police said gang violence in the town would not be tolerated.
Radio NZ
4
The gang are fertile in disguise; the machine operates at considerable distances.'
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
5
He said, 'The press-gang must be heading for the fight you mentioned.'
Beyond the Reef
6
The gang leader had given him a chance only a week earlier.
Carrion comfort
7
One of the gang we met at the house in the woods.
Messenger No. 48
8
In Britain, these have focused on tackling knife crime and gang violence.
The Guardian
9
Most of the migrants say they are fleeing gang violence and poverty.
Reuters
10
The nation's third-largest city is facing a wave of gang-related gun violence.
Reuters
11
I know the gang leaders, the debt collectors, the criminals, all right?'
Voices in the dark
12
Despite economic reforms, anger has grown at gang violence and tepid growth.
Reuters
13
People no longer have to worry about animal attacks or gang raids.
Once
14
This is the latest gang-related incident in the suburb in recent months.
Radio NZ
15
The government had said they were a front for a crime gang.
Reuters
16
Chief Keef, entrenched in a heavy gang culture, is a prime example.
Ebony
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Translations for gang
Russian
банда
Gang through the time
Gang across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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