Glaswegian

American

[gla-swee-juhn, -jee-uhn] / glæˈswi dʒən, -dʒi ən /

adjective

of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Glasgow.

Glaswegian British

/ ɡlæzˈwiːdʒən /

adjective

of or relating to Glasgow or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Glasgow

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Etymology

Origin of Glaswegian

1810–20; Glas(gow) + -wegian (extracted from Galwegian )

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Glaswegian

Designed by architect James Brown of the firm Brown & Carrick, it was built for Francis Orr & Sons - a well-known Glaswegian stationery and publishing company.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

The Glaswegian comic actor specialised in parodies of television and Hollywood films, where he played most of the parts.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Those other projects included a tribute to his idol Ivor Cutler, the Glaswegian poet and humourist who massively inspired Hawk.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

The Glaswegian was a director of Royal Bank of Scotland in the wake of a government bailout, and of BP as the oil major sought to recover from its Deepwater Horizon disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Jock responded in a garble of excited Glaswegian syllables.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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