SINCE 1828
Glasgow
biographical name
Glas·gow
| \ ˈgla-(ˌ)skō
, ˈglas-(ˌ)gō; ˈglaz-(ˌ)gō\
, ˈglas-(ˌ)gō; ˈglaz-(ˌ)gō\
Definition of Glasgow
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Ellen (Anderson Gholson) 1873–1945 American novelist
Glasgow
geographical name
Glas·gow
| \ ˈglas-(ˌ)kō
, ˈglas-(ˌ)gō, ˈglaz-(ˌ)gō\
, ˈglas-(ˌ)gō, ˈglaz-(ˌ)gō\
Definition of Glasgow (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port in south central Scotland constituting an administrative area on the Clyde River area 68 square miles (175 square kilometers), population 586,000
Other Words from Glasgow
Geographical name
Glaswegian
\ gla-ˈswē-jən
, glaz- \
noun or adjective
, glaz- \
noun or adjective
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