Glasgow

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Scotland/ˈɡlaz.ɡo/Scotland/ˈɡlez.ɡə/Scotland/ˈɡles.kə/UK/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/

proper noun

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

“up to Glasgow”

OriginProto-Brythonic *glas →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

    up to Glasgow

    2 more examples

    Before he left Glasgow on Tuesday to return to Washington on a late-evening flight, Mr. Biden hailed progress on multiple fronts from the second day of meetings with heads of state, including initiatives to reduce emissions from agriculture.

    2021 November 2, Jim Tankersley, Katie Rogers, Lisa Friedman, quoting Joe Biden, “With Methane and Forest Deals, Climate Summit Offers Hope After Gloomy Start”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2022

    Central Glasgow is beautiful. Glasgow Central is also beautiful. Opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1879, it was rebuilt in the Edwardian era to a design by Robert Rowand Anderson.

    2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 40
  2. A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
    2. A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
    3. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
    4. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
    5. A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
    6. A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
    7. A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
    8. A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.
    9. A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.
    10. An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
    11. An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    12. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.
    13. A tiny borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
    14. A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
    15. A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*glas“green”
  2. EnglishGlasgow

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.

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Translations

Arabic غْلَاسْكُو, غلازغو
  • غْلَاسْكُو (ḡlāskū)largest city of Scotland
  • غلازغو (ḡlāzḡū)largest city of Scotland
Bengali গ্লাসগো
  • গ্লাসগো (glaśogō)largest city of Scotland
Bulgarian Глазгоу
  • Глазгоу (Glazgou)largest city of Scotland
Catalan Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Chinese Cantonese 格拉斯哥
  • 格拉斯哥 (gaak³ laai¹ si¹ go¹)largest city of Scotland
Chinese Mandarin 格拉斯哥
  • 格拉斯哥 (Gélāsīgē)largest city of Scotland
Dutch Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Esperanto Glasgovo
  • Glasgovolargest city of Scotland
Finnish Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
French Glasgow, Glasgovie
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
  • Glasgovielargest city of Scotland
German Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Greek Γλασκώβη
  • Γλασκώβη (Glaskóvi)largest city of Scotland
Hawaiian Kalako
  • Kalakolargest city of Scotland
Hindi ग्लासगो
  • ग्लासगो (glāsgo)largest city of Scotland
Irish Glaschú
  • Glaschúlargest city of Scotland
Italian Glasgow, Glasgovia
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
  • Glasgovialargest city of Scotland
Japanese グラスゴー
  • グラスゴー (Gurasugō)largest city of Scotland
Korean 글래스고, 글라스고우
  • 글래스고 (Geullaeseugo)largest city of Scotland
  • 글라스고우 (Geullaseugou)largest city of Scotland
Latin Glasgovia, Glasgua
  • Glasgovialargest city of Scotland
  • Glasgualargest city of Scotland
Latvian Glāzgova
  • Glāzgovalargest city of Scotland
Lithuanian Glazgas
  • Glazgaslargest city of Scotland
Persian گلاسگو
  • گلاسگو (glâsgow)largest city of Scotland
Polish Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Portuguese Glasgow, Glásgua
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
  • Glásgualargest city of Scotland
Punjabi ਗਲਾਸਗੋ
  • ਗਲਾਸਗੋ (galāsgo)largest city of Scotland
Russian Гла́зго
  • Гла́зго (Glázgo)largest city of Scotland
Scottish Gaelic Glaschu
  • Glaschulargest city of Scotland
Spanish Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Swedish Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Tamil கிளாஸ்கோ
  • கிளாஸ்கோ (kiḷāskō)largest city of Scotland
Thai กลาสโกว์
  • กลาสโกว์ (gláas-goo)largest city of Scotland
Turkish Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Ukrainian Глазго, Ґлазґо
  • Глазго (Hlazho)largest city of Scotland
  • Ґлазґо (Glazgo)largest city of Scotland
Urdu گلاسگو
  • گلاسگو (glāsgo)largest city of Scotland
Welsh Glasgow
  • Glasgowlargest city of Scotland
Yiddish גלאַזגאָ
  • גלאַזגאָ (glazgo)largest city of Scotland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Glasgow

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Cite this entry
APA

Glasgow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glasgow

MLA

“Glasgow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glasgow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glasgow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glasgow.

Source: Glasgow on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.