adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Glasgovian
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Glasgovian
Antonyms: none provided
name
The dialect of Scottish English spoken in Glasgow.
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noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
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adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants
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noun
an inhabitant of Glasgow
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Broader terms: Scot, Scotsman, Scotchman
History
From Glasgow + -ian, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). The noun is from the adjective. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.