Glencoe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Glen Coe, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0958).
  2. A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A small town in southern South Australia.
  5. A locality in central Southland, New Zealand.
  6. A town in Umzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  7. A community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. A community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  10. A community in Southwest Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  11. A number of places in the United States:
  12. A city in Calhoun County and Etowah County, Alabama.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡlɛnˈko/ /ˌɡlɛnˈkəʊ/ /ˌɡlɛnˈkoʊ/

Word forms

Glencoe

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Gleann Comhann (“valley of the river Coe”)

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