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glen

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Noun

  1. A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.

Proper noun

  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic for someone who lives in a valley.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A river in England, mainly in Lincolnshire.
  4. A river in Northumberland, England, a tributary of the River Till.
  5. A village in northern County Donegal, Ireland; in Irish An Gleann from gleann (“glen”).
  6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
  7. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Beaverhead County, Montana.
  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Nebraska, situated in a glen.
  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
  10. A number of places in the United States: A town in Montgomery County, New York, named after Jacob Glen.

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