Glasgow

American  

[glas-goh, -koh, glaz-goh] / ˈglæs goʊ, -koʊ, ˈglæz goʊ /

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.

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Glasgow British  

/ 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)

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Glasgow Cultural  

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

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Glasgow is one of the greatest shipbuilding centers of the world.

Example Sentences

Amen lived in Glasgow with his father, but was originally from Eritrea.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Alistair Blake, from Glasgow, and his two sons both gave an interview while wearing their own traffic cone hats.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Other fixtures were removed from the schedule, and players were asked if they wanted to move to Las Vegas for three months and compete as Glasgow there.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

One former Glasgow Tartans player told BBC Scotland News he was excited by the prospect of being paid to play the sport, but that the club quickly became a "mess".

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

At the age of twenty-two he returned to Glasgow University to take up a professorship in natural philosophy, a position he would hold for the next fifty-three years.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson