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Glasgow

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • Scotland//ˈɡlaz.ɡo//
  • Scotland//ˈɡlez.ɡə//
  • Scotland//ˈɡles.kə//

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

    up to Glasgow

    Before he left Glasgow on Tuesday to return to Washington on a late-evening flight, Mr. Biden hailed progress on multiple fronts from the second day of meetings with heads of state, including initiatives to reduce emissions from agriculture.

    Central Glasgow is beautiful. Glasgow Central is also beautiful. Opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1879, it was rebuilt in the Edwardian era to a design by Robert Rowand Anderson.

  2. 2

    A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 3

    A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 4

    A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.

  5. 5

    A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.

  6. 6

    A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.

  7. 7

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.

  8. 8

    A number of places in the United States: A village in Scott County, Illinois.

  9. 9

    A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

  10. 10

    A number of places in the United States: A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.

  11. 11

    A number of places in the United States: A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.

  12. 12

    A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.

  13. 13

    A number of places in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.

  14. 14

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.

  15. 15

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

  16. 16

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.

  17. 17

    A number of places in the United States: A tiny borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

  18. 18

    A number of places in the United States: A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

  19. 19

    A number of places in the United States: A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glas (“green”) + *kėw (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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