Glasgovian
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Glasgovian
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From Glasgow + -ian or Latin Glasgovia + -an.
noun Glasgovians · Glasgowian
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Synonym of Glaswegian.
I visited last week the new dining-rooms for the working-classes at Glasgow; and I will, if you please, describe in a few words what I saw and ate there. I am anxious to do this, because I perceive that a praiseworthy attempt is about to be made in London to follow the example which has been set in
Similar: Glaswegian
adjective more Glasgovian · most Glasgovian · Glasgowian
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Synonym of Glaswegian.
He [H. A. Long] is careful to inform the readers of the G[lasgow] E[vening] News that pineapples do not grow on trees, but in trenches, “much the same as cauliflowers, broccoli, &c., in our own land;” that “gigs and the like are here termed by the word buggy;” that “this land cannot be developed to
Similar: Glaswegian
Talk about this word "Glasgovian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glasgovian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Glasgovian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glasgovian "Glasgovian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glasgovian.Cite this
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title = {Glasgovian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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