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glen
1[ glen ]
noun
- a small, narrow, secluded valley.
Glen
2[ glen ]
noun
- a male or female given name.
glen
/ É¡±ôÉ›²Ô /
noun
- 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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