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Glas⋅we⋅gian

[gla-swee-juhn, -jee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Glasgow.

Origin:
1810–20; Glas(gow) + -wegian (extracted from Galwegian )
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Glas·we·gian   (glās-wē'jən, glāz-)   
adj.  Of or relating to Glasgow, Scotland.
n.  A native or resident of Glasgow, Scotland.

[Glas(gow) + Galwegian, person from Galloway (from Medieval Latin Galwidia, Galloway, a region of southern Scotland).]
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