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Glasgow

[glas-goh, -koh, glaz-goh]

noun

  1. Ellen (Anderson Gholson) 1874–1945, U.S. novelist.

  2. a seaport in SW Scotland, on the Clyde River: administrative center of the Strathclyde region; shipyards.

  3. a city in S Kentucky.



Glasgow

/ ˈɡlæz-, ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W central Scotland, in City of Glasgow council area on the River Clyde: the largest city in Scotland; centre of a major industrial region, formerly an important port; universities (1451, 1964, 1992). Pop: 629 501 (2001)

  2. a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 577 090 (2003 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Glasgow

  1. City in south-central Scotland on the River Clyde, near Scotland's west coast. Scotland's largest city.

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Example Sentences

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In the new research, scientists from Cambridge and Glasgow recreated fever conditions in mice to observe how the virus responded.

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The collaboration began by chance when Howson and Muir met while walking their dogs in a park in Glasgow's west end.

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Hogg, who was born in Paisley, studied Fine Art and Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art.

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It resulted in Ross being charged and tried at the High Court in Glasgow in June 2008.

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Mr Kohli made no plea to the two charges at the private hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

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