Glendale

/ˈɡlɛndeɪl/ name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A number of places in the United States:; A city and suburb of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
  • Grammar: glendale is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: city, municipality, urban area.
  • Useful contrasts: noncity, rural area.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; A city and suburb of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, an exclave of Arapahoe County and an enclave in the City and County of Denver, Colorado.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Boulder County, Colorado.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saline County, Kansas.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Kentucky.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Voorhees Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood in Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Queens, New York City, New York.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Logan County, North Dakota.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Hamilton County, Ohio.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Douglas County, Oregon.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in the town of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Kane County, Utah.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
  23. 28
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  24. 29
    A neighbourhood in south-west Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  25. 30
    A village on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland, the eponym of all other settlements of the same name (OS grid ref NG1749).
  26. 31
    A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  27. 32
    A rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
  28. 33
    A suburb of Wainuiomata, Wellington region, New Zealand.

Synonyms

All synonyms
citymunicipalityurban area

Antonyms

noncityrural area

Common questions

What does "glendale" mean?

A number of places in the United States:; A city and suburb of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

What is a synonym for "glendale"?

Common synonyms include: city, municipality, urban area.

How do you pronounce "glendale"?

Pronounced /ˈɡlɛndeɪl/.

Etymology

From glen (“narrow valley”) + dale (“valley”).

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