˜yÐÄvlog

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glen

1

[ glen ]

noun

  1. a small, narrow, secluded valley.


Glen

2

[ glen ]

noun

  1. a male or female given name.

glen

/ É¡±ôÉ›²Ô /

noun

  1. a narrow and deep mountain valley, esp in Scotland or Ireland
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ±ô±ð²ÔËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ±ô±ð²Ôl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glen1

1480–90; < Irish, Scots Gaelic gleann; cognate with Welsh glynn
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glen1

C15: from Scottish Gaelic gleann, from Old Irish glend
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There are suspicions the Cairngorms lynx are abandoned pets, or were let go by people who want to see the animals reinstated to wooded hills and glens.

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The glen is a large area of thickly wooded hillsides and glens with a river, streams and lochs south of Inverness.

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Rosie was pulled up to a stretcher, from where she could be carried down the glen to an ambulance.

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Davy says there were similar properties that once dotted the glen.

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The glen was the scene of an infamous massacre.

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