- a narrow and deep mountain valley, esp in Scotland or Ireland
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glen
(glen),USA pronunciation n.
glen′like′, adj.
Glen (glen),USA pronunciation n.
- a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Irish, Scots Gaelic gleann; cognate with Welsh glynn
- 1480–90
Glen (glen),USA pronunciation n.
- a male or female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glen /ɡlɛn/ n
'glen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Byam Shaw
- Caledonian Canal
- Glen Albyn
- Glen Coe
- Glen More
- Great Glen
- Linnhe
- Mamet
- Ness
- Silicon Glen
- Spacey
- Glen Burnie
- Glen check
- Glen Cove
- Glendale Heights
- Glen Ellyn
- glenoid
- Glen plaid
- Glen Rock
- kloof
- Watkins Glen