Glaswegian

American  

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

adjective

1. of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Glasgow.

Glaswegian British  

/ ɡlæzˈwiːdʒən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Glasgow or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Glasgow

Etymology

Origin of Glaswegian

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

Example Sentences

With typical gallows humour, Glaswegians dubbed it the "Death Star" after the Empire space station in the Star Wars film.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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