Glasgow

//ˈɡlaz.ɡo// name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

    "up to Glasgow"

  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.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Scott County, Illinois.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A tiny borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Example

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"Dan left a good job in London to live with Linda in Glasgow."

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.

Related phrases

Glasgow GreenGlasgow effectGlasgow kissGlasgow oysterGlasgow patterGlasgow saladGlasgow smileMount GlasgowNew GlasgowPort Glasgowbarren countycounty seat

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