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Glasgow

/ˈɡlaz.ɡo/ Scotland
/ˈɡlez.ɡə/ Scotland
/ˈɡles.kə/ Scotland
/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/ UK
/ˈɡlaz-/ UK
/ˈɡlɑːs-/ UK
/ˈɡlas-/ UK
/ˈɡlæs.ɡoʊ/ US
/ˈɡlæz.ɡəʉ/ Australia
/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/ Australia
/ˈɡlɛz.ɡɐʉ/ New Zealand
/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æzɡəʊ

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland. up to Glasgow
A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
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A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.
A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
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.
A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.
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An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
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A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: edinburgh, carlisle, halifax, herald, glesga, glesca, clydeside, strathclyde, clyde, glasgow patter, inverclyde, dundee, scottish gaelic, glasgowian, kelvin, galloway

Translations

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name largest city of Scotland

Español	Glasgow
한국어	글래스고 Geullaeseugo
日本語	グラスゴー Gurasugō
中文	格拉斯哥 Gélāsīgē
हिन्दी	ग्लासगो glāsgo
Português	Glasgow, Glásgua
Français	Glasgow, Glasgovie
Deutsch	Glasgow
Italiano	Glasgow, Glasgovia
Ελληνικά	Γλασκώβη Glaskóvi
Русский	Гла́зго Glázgo
العربية	غْلَاسْكُو ḡlāskū, غلازغو ḡlāzḡū

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"Glasgow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glasgow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Glasgow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glasgow

Chicago

"Glasgow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glasgow.

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@misc{glasgow_2026,
  title = {Glasgow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glasgow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}