Glasgow

[glas-goh, -koh, glaz-goh]

noun

1. Ellen (Anderson Gholson) 1874–1945, U.S. novelist.

2. a seaport in SW Scotland, on the Clyde River: administrative center of the Strathclyde region; shipyards.

3. a city in S Kentucky.

Glasgow

/ ˈɡlæz-, ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ /

noun

1. a city in W central Scotland, in City of Glasgow council area on the River Clyde: the largest city in Scotland; centre of a major industrial region, formerly an important port; universities (1451, 1964, 1992). Pop: 629 501 (2001)

2. a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 577 090 (2003 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)

Glasgow

1. City in south-central Scotland on the River Clyde, near Scotland's west coast. Scotland's largest city.

Glasgow is one of the greatest shipbuilding centers of the world.

Example Sentences

When I spoke to Sir Keir in Glasgow on Thursday, he was talking up a £10bn deal to sell warships to Norway.

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The five new sets of cast members include friends from Glasgow, a family from Surrey, and a couple from the Cotswolds.

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Meanwhile, videos posted on social media show people climbing lampposts with a ladder to cut down flags which had been put up in Maryhill, Glasgow.

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The vessels are to be built at BAE Systems' Glasgow shipyards, supporting more than 2,000 jobs at the yard, ministers said.

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She and three colleagues from Scottish tech firm Skyscanner are studying at Glasgow University as part of a new project to bolster the dwindling ranks of computing teachers.

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