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A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped, or a waterway running through such a valley. The word comes from the Irish Language/Scottish Gaelic language word gleann or glion in Manx. As the name of a river, it is thought to derive from the Welsh language glan meaning clean, or gleindid meaning purity. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley A valley (in Scotland, a glen) is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles in area. ... Irish (), or sometimes Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge na hÉireann), is a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

It occurs often in place names such as Great Glen in Scotland, Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland Glendalough in Ireland, Glengowrie in Australia and Glen Norman in Canada. The Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn or Glen Mor is a series of valleys in Scotland running 100 kilometres from Inverness on the Moray Firth to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Ex Terra Sculpture, Glenrothes Town Centre Glenrothes (Gleann Rathais in Gaelic) is the UKs most northern post war new town. ... Ancient church at Glendalough monastic site Glendalough is a village located at the site of an ancient monastery located in County Wicklow, Ireland. ... Glengowrie is a suburb of Adelaide (34°59′ S 138°31′ E), approximately 12 kilometres south west of the City of Adelaide. ... Glen Norman is one of many glens located in SE Ontario, Canada. ...

• Used as a place name, Glen may refer to one of the following:

• Glen Parva, Leicestershire, England
• Glen Norman, Ontario, Canada
• Glen, Mississippi, United States
• Glen, New York, United States
• Great Glen, Leicestershire, England
• Watkins Glen, New York , United States
• Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia

• Used to name geographical features, Glen may refer to one of the following:

• Glen Coe, Scotland
• Glen River, Quebec, Canada
• Glen Water, Ayrshire, Scotland
• Glens of Antrim, also "The Glens", Northern Ireland
• Great Glen, Scotland
• Mount Glen, British Columbia, Canada
• River Glen, Lincolnshire, England
• River Glen, Northumberland, England
• Watkins Glen State Park, New York, United States
• Forest Glen, Chicago

• Glen may refer to one of the following people:

• James Allison Glen (1877-1950), a Canadian politician
• John Glen (1932-), an English film director
• Cornell Glen (1980-), a football (soccer) player
• Marla Glen (1960-), an American jazz singer
• William Glen (1789 - 1826), a Scottish poet
• Glen "Tirakh Draconian" Ojanpera, author of the Eye of the Dragon trilogy
• Glen (or Glenda), gender-confused doll, child of Chucky and Tiffany in the horror-comedy Seed of Chucky (2004)

• Glen (Norse mythology) refers to the husband of Sol, the sun goddess, in Norse mythology.
• Glen Class also refers to a Dublin Bay one-design dinghy

Glen Parva is a suburb of southern Leicester. ... Glen Norman is one of many glens located in SE Ontario, Canada. ... Glen is a town located in Alcorn County, Mississippi. ... Glen is a town located in Montgomery County, New York. ... Great Glen (or Glenn), also known as Glen Magna, is a village in Leicestershire, England about seven miles south-east of Leicester. ... Watkins Glen is a village located in Schuyler County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,149. ... Yarra Glen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Glen Coe is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. ... The Glens of Antrim, or, simply, the Glens, is a region of County Antrim comprised of nine glens, or valleys, that radiate inward from the coast towards Lough Neagh. ... The Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn or Glen Mor is a series of valleys in Scotland running 100 kilometres from Inverness on the Moray Firth to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. ... The River Glen is a river in Lincolnshire , England. ... A detail from Armstrongs 1769 map of Northumberland showing the course of the river Glen The River Glen in Northumberland, England is a tributary of the River Till. ... Watkins Glen State Park is located on the edge of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County. ... Forest Glen, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in Jefferson Township, on the citys Northwest Side. ... The Honourable James Allison Glen, PC (December 18, 1877 - June 28, 1950) was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1945. ... John Glen is a noted film director, born May 15, 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. ... Cornell Glen (born October 21, 1980 in Port of Spain) is a Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player, who currently plays striker for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ... Marla Glen (born January 3, 1960 in Chicago) is an American jazz singer. ... William Glen (1789 - 1826), poet, born in Glasgow, was for some years in the West Indies. ... Eye of the Dragon (ISBN 1-84046-642-1) is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Martin McKenna and originally published in 2005. ... See Childs Play for the charity organization that organizes toy donations to childrens hospitals Chucky The Childs Play series is a series of five horror movies featuring a doll named Chucky. ... Tiffany is the name of the following: Tiffany, Wisconsin is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States Tiffany, Pennsylvania is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States Tiffany (singer) is the stage name of Tiffany Darwish, an American pop singer known for hit songs in 1987-1989 like... Seed of Chucky (also known as Childs Play 5: Seed of Chucky) is a 2004 film and the fifth movie in the popular Childs Play series of films. ... In Norse mythology, Glen or Glenr is the husband of Sól, the goddess who drives the horses of the sun across the sky. ... The Trundholm sun chariot pulled by a horse is believed to be a sculpture illustrating an important part of Nordic Bronze Age mythology. ... Dublin Bay in relation to Ireland. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Dinghy of the schooner Adventuress A dinghy is a small utility boat attached to a larger boat. ...

See also

• Glenn (disambiguation)

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