glen

[ glen ]

/ glɛn /

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noun

a small, narrow, secluded valley.

Nearby words

gleg, gleichschaltung, gleipnir, gleiwitz, gleization, glen, glen albyn, glen burnie, glen canyon dam, glen check, glen cove

Origin of glen

1480–90; < Irish, Scots Gaelic gleann; cognate with Welsh glynn

Related forms

glen·like, adjective

Definition for glen (2 of 2)

Glen

[ glen ]

/ glɛn /

noun

a male or female given name.

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Until this year, Glen Johnson was the dean of Massachusetts political reporters.
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Glen Varnadoe is one of the family members who hopes that at least one mystery will be solved.
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A moral focal point was Glen Echo Park, a wonderful art-deco playland in Maryland along the Potomac.
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He had a long reach, and whenever he tried to bite Glen's thigh he had to pull his legs back quickly.
The Sweep Winner|Nat Gould
For half a mile or so did Glen and his companion follow it, seeking some place at which they might continue their ascent.
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Glen had been so proud of his birthday, too, and it had been made so much of at home.
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Sabina was the vanithee's name; and she warned her husband to have no more dealings with Lassa Buaicht, the old man of the glen.
Myths and Myth-Makers|John Fiske
The river Glen falls into the Till, which is a tributary of the Tweed.
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British Dictionary definitions for glen

glen

/ (ɡlɛn) /

noun

a narrow and deep mountain valley, esp in Scotland or Ireland

Derived Forms

glenlike, adjective

Word Origin for glen

C15: from Scottish Gaelic gleann, from Old Irish glend

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