Definition of glen
: a secluded narrow valley
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Origin and Etymology of glen
Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish gleann, from Old Irish glenn
First Known Use: 15th century
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anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
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