Glasgow
Scotland's largest city
Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, an industrial and cultural center on the River Clyde.
Once a powerhouse of shipbuilding and manufacturing, it has reinvented itself around arts, music, and universities.
The name also appears in smaller cities worldwide, notably Glasgow, Kentucky.
A Glaswegian is a native of the Scottish city.
Constructing maritime vessels
- ClydeScottish masculine name
- docksShip mooring structures
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
tobacco · cotton · trade · Victorian · empire · dockyards · cranes · yards
Of Irish-Welsh descent
- RangersNamed teams, various sports
- footballField sport with goals
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
theatre · music · nightlife · pubs · festivals · arts · comedy · architecture
Regional language variety
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
pronunciation · expressions · colloquial · vernacular · humor · wit · working-class · friendly
Scotland's seat of government
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- ClydeScottish masculine name
- metropolitanOf a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
municipality · council · population · districts · suburbs · residents · neighborhoods · conurbation
Higher education institution
- CaledonianOf or from Scotland
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
medical · engineering · colleges · academia · degrees · faculties · scholarships · graduates
shipbuilding
Constructing maritime vessels
- ClydeScottish masculine name
- docksShip mooring structures
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
manufacturing · tobacco · cotton · trade · Victorian · empire · dockyards · cranes · yards · workers
Celtic
Of Irish-Welsh descent
- RangersNamed teams, various sports
- footballField sport with goals
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
galleries · theatre · music · nightlife · pubs · festivals · arts · comedy · architecture · Mackintosh
dialect
Regional language variety
banter · pronunciation · expressions · colloquial · vernacular · humor · wit · working-class · friendly · bam
Edinburgh
Scotland's seat of government
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- ClydeScottish masculine name
- metropolitanOf a major city
urban · municipality · council · population · districts · suburbs · residents · neighborhoods · conurbation · boroughs
university
Higher education institution
- CaledonianOf or from Scotland
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
research · medical · engineering · colleges · academia · degrees · faculties · scholarships · graduates · institutions
indie
Produced outside majors
venues · clubs · gigs · Franz Ferdinand · Belle · Sebastian · Texas · recording · labels · underground
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- European CitiesAmsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen
- ScotlandEdinburgh, Highlands, whisky, bagpipes, kilts
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- Glasgow kissForehead strike to face