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# glaswegian

noun (a Glaswegian, Glaswegians); adjective (Glaswegian)

«glaswegian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A Glaswegian is a person who comes from Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#m1)
2. Glaswegian means belonging to Glasgow, such as its people, buildings or way of speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#m2)
3. Glaswegian is also the strong local accent and dialect of Glasgow, with words like «wean» (child) and «messages» (shopping). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and in lessons about accents and dialects it shows how English sounds in different places. In stories it tells the reader where a character comes from. Phrases: «a Glaswegian accent», «a proud Glaswegian».

### Examples

- My uncle is a Glaswegian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x1)
- She speaks with a strong Glaswegian accent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x2)
- Glaswegian people are known for being friendly and funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x3)
- «Wean» is a Glaswegian word for a child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x4)
- The Glaswegian comedian made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x5)
- We listened to a Glaswegian storyteller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x6)
- A Glaswegian might say «Gonnae no dae that» for «Please don't do that». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x7)
- Lots of famous bands are Glaswegian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/#x8)

### Note

Always capital G. Say «glaz-WEE-jun». Glaswegian is a dialect of Scots and English, not a separate language; it is not wrong, just local.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glaswegian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glaswegian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glaswegian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glaswegian.html) on Mova free.