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

"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

Etymology

Origin of Glaswegian

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

Example Sentences

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They're typically Glaswegian: Victorian architecture, now well over a century old.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 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

To the uninitiated, signs of stars aligning are there in the crisp Glaswegian sky.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

The Glaswegian comic received a special video message from Sir Billy as he picked up his award.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Every ounce of strength in me was invested in listening for the code word mixed in among their talk, which might as well have been Glaswegian for all I could make out!

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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