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Definition of glen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glen

noun
 
/ɡlen/
 
/ɡlen/
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  1. a deep narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland
    • A river ran through the wooded glen below the city.
    • the Scottish glens
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish gleann (earlier glenn).
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