Antonyms for
glen
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it
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All Definitions for Glen

Below are all the dictionary definitions of glen:

1A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it
2A depression between hills
3A dale.
4A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic for someone who lives in a valley.
5A male given name transferred from the surname.
6A village in northern County Donegal, Ireland
7In Irish An Gleann from gleann (“glen”).
8A number of places in the United States:
9A river in England, mainly in Lincolnshire.
10A river in Northumberland, England, a tributary of the River Till.
11A town in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
12A census-designated place in Beaverhead County, Montana.
13An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Nebraska, situated in a glen.
14An unincorporated community in Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
15A town in Montgomery County, New York, named after Jacob Glen.
16Ellipsis of Glen of Imaal Terrier. [A kind of terrier originating from the Glen of Imaal in County Wicklow, Ireland.]

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