English Explanatory Dictionary

Glasgow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
  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:
  6. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
  7. A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
  8. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
  9. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
  10. A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
  11. A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
  12. A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlaz.ɡo/ /ˈɡlez.ɡə/ /ˈɡles.kə/ /ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/ /ˈɡlæz-/ /ˈɡlɑːs-/ /ˈɡlæs-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Glasgow2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Glasgow.wav /ˈɡlæs.ɡoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Glasgow.wav /ˈɡlæz.ɡəʉ/ /ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/ /ˈɡlɛz.ɡɐʉ/ /ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/

Word forms

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 words

Glaswegian

Derived words

Glasgow effect Glasgow Green Glasgow kiss Glasgow oyster Glasgow patter Glasgow salad Glasgow smile Mount Glasgow New Glasgow Port Glasgow
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