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glen

/ɡˈlen/GLEN
/ɡˈlɛn/GLEN

Meaninga valley

Common meaning: a narrow valley

Journey through time

  1. Irishglenn‘a valley’source
  2. Gaelicgleannsource
  3. Englishglen‘a narrow valley’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Irish glenn ‘a valley’.

Roots

  • glenn Irish “a valley”

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