glen

See also Glen

Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡlɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

glen (plural glens)

1. A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.

Translations

A secluded and narrow valley

• Czech: perina (cs)
• Dutch: dal (nl) n, vallei (nl)
• Finnish: notko (fi)
• French: vallon (fr) m
• Irish: gleann (ga) m

• Macedonian: клисура (mk) (klísura) f, глен (mk) (glen) m
• Portuguese: cânion (pt) m, ravina (pt) f
• Scottish Gaelic: gleann (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: gudura (sh) f
• Spanish: barranca (es) f

See also

• defile n
• strath

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