What does "glasgow" mean?
A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
Glasgow
/ˈɡlaz.ɡo/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
- Grammar: glasgow is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: glasgow decorative art, glasgow school design, glasgow style, glasgow-based.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, foreign, non Glasgow.
- Usage evidence: Dan left a good job in London to live with Linda in Glasgow.
How to use "glasgow"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
"up to Glasgow"
- 2 A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- 3 A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
- 4 A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Scott County, Illinois.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A tiny borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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Example
"Dan left a good job in London to live with Linda in Glasgow."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "glasgow"?
Common synonyms include: glasgow decorative art, glasgow school design, glasgow style, glasgow-based, glasgowian, glaswegian.
How do you use "glasgow" in a sentence?
Dan left a good job in London to live with Linda in Glasgow.
How do you pronounce "glasgow"?
Pronounced /ˈɡlaz.ɡo/.
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.