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Glaswegian

Syllables: Glas·we·gian/ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/

Glaswegian adjective: of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.

Adjective

Glaswegian (comparative more Glaswegian, superlative most Glaswegian)

  1. Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
    Synonyms:
    Glasgovian

Noun

Glaswegian (plural Glaswegians)

  1. A native or resident of Glasgow.
    • [W]hen Owen expressed himself somewhat hurt that these things should be recalled to memory in his present situation, the Glaswegian took him by the hand, and bade him “Cheer up a gliff![…]”1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter IX, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst...
    • The Glaswegians bore good-humouredly the mishaps which occasionally disrupted the services during the first month.1961 February, “Talking of Trains: The Glasgow debacle”, in Trains Illustrated, page 66
    Synonyms:
    Glasgovian

Proper noun

Glaswegian

  1. The dialect of Scottish English spoken in Glasgow.

Synonyms of Glaswegian

Forms of Glaswegian

Adjective
comparativemore Glaswegian
superlativemost Glaswegian
Noun
pluralGlaswegians

Origin of Glaswegian

From Glasgow + -ian, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation.

Words formed from Glaswegian

Words that rhyme with Glaswegian

Questions about Glaswegian

What does Glaswegian mean?
Glaswegian means of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
What part of speech is Glaswegian?
Glaswegian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Glaswegian?
Glaswegian is pronounced /ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/ (UK).

Words near Glaswegian in the dictionary

  1. Glastonbury
  2. Glastonbury chair
  3. Glastonbury chairs
  4. Glastonbury thorn
  5. Glastonbury thorns
  6. Glaswegian
  7. Glaswegianness
  8. Glaswegians
  9. Glatfelter
  10. Glatfelters
  11. Glathsheim

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Glaswegian (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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