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glasgow

/ˈɡlæs.ɡoʊ/

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What does glasgow mean?

proper noun

  1. A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
  2. A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
More meanings (16)

proper noun

  1. A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.
  2. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
  3. A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
  4. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
  5. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
  6. A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
  7. A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
  8. A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
  9. A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.
  10. A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  13. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.
  14. A tiny borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  15. A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
  16. A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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IPA pronunciation

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Some of these were from Glasgow, and here a certain coincidence took place which is too curious to be omitted.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
In his latter years, while he resided in Glasgow, his health failed, and he was struck with paralysis in the legs.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
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They took a humble tenement, consisting of a room and a kitchen, in the Cowcaddens, Glasgow, where their first child was born.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
In trade and industry, it is much inferior to Glasgow, of which the inhabitants are chiefly maintained by the employment of capital.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
When A. Smith wrote, liberty had not yet come with its embarrassments and its abuses, and the Glasgow professor foresaw only its blessings.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444