Glasgow
/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/
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Scotland/ˈɡlaz.ɡo/
Glasgow proper noun: a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
Proper noun
Glasgow
- A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
- up to Glasgow
- Before he left Glasgow on Tuesday to return to Washington on a late-evening flight, Mr. Biden hailed progress on multiple fronts from the second day of meetings with heads of state, including initiatives to reduce emissions from agriculture.2021 November 2, Jim Tankersley, Katie Rogers, Lisa Friedman, quoting Joe Biden, “With Methane and Forest Deals, Climate Summit Offers Hope After Gloomy Start”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived...
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
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- A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
- An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
- A village in Scott County, Illinois.
- A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
- A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
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- A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
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- A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
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Glasgow meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Glasgow in Hindi
- largest city of Scotland
- ग्लासगो glāsgo
Glasgow in Tamil
- largest city of Scotland
- கிளாஸ்கோ kiḷāskō
Glasgow in Marathi
- largest city of Scotland
- ग्लासगो glāsgo
Glasgow in Urdu
- largest city of Scotland
- گلاسگو glāsgo
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- Glasgow in Bengali
- গ্লাসগো glaśogō
- Glasgow in Telugu
- గ్లాస్గో glāsgō
- Glasgow in Malayalam
- ഗ്ലാസ്ഗോ glāsgō
- Glasgow in Kannada
- ಗ್ಲ್ಯಾಸ್ಗೋ glyāsgō
- Glasgow in Punjabi
- ਗਲਾਸਗੋ galāsgo
- Glasgow in Sanskrit
- ग्लास्गो glāsgo
- Glasgow in Sinhala
- ග්ලාස්ගෝ glāsgō
- Glasgow in Arabic
- غْلَاسْكُو ḡlāskū, غلازغو ḡlāzḡū
- Glasgow in Persian
- گلاسگو glâsgow
- Glasgow in Thai
- กลาสโกว์ gláas-goo
- Glasgow in Myanmar
- ဂလပ်စဂိုးမြို့ ga.lapca.gui:mrui.
Origin of Glasgow
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.
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Questions about Glasgow
- What does Glasgow mean?
- Glasgow means a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
- What is Glasgow in Hindi?
- Glasgow in Hindi is ग्लासगो (glāsgo). See Glasgow meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Glasgow?
- Glasgow is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Glasgow?
- Glasgow is pronounced /ˈɡlaz.ɡo/ (Scotland).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Glasgow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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