Glaswegian
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- noun
- /ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/
- Many Glaswegians enjoy spending their weekends exploring the city's vibrant culture.
Examples
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Consisting of novels written about Glasgow and its inhabitants by Glaswegians and published in Glasgow for Glaswegians, this local literature, like Zanzotto's, differs from the postnational novel in that it draws its characters with a primary local, rather than national, identity.
Academic text (1995) -
By now, the cosplayers were out in force, perhaps even outnumbering the number of Glaswegians at the bar.
Blog text (14) -
A fair amount of the early paper was written by gentlemen, by public-schoolboys willing to bestow consideration and compassion on lower-income Glaswegians.
Academic text (1996) -
As a proud Glaswegian, she often shares stories about her hometown with visitors.
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The Glaswegian community came together to celebrate the annual arts festival last summer.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glaswegian comes from the city name Glasgow, which in old Gaelic was Glaschu and means something like 'green hollow' or 'green place'. So a Glaswegian is a person 'from Glasgow'.