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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Glen \Glen\, noun [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glyn a deep valley, Ir. & Gael. gleann valley, glen.] A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.
And wooes the widow's daughter of the glen. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
glen
noun: a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "glen": bottom, bottom glade, bottoms, combe, dale, dell, dingle, gap, gill, grove, intervale, lunar rill, pass, ravine, strath, trench, trough, vale, valley, wadi
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Glen, MS Zip code(s): 38846 Glen, NH Zip code(s): 03838 Glen, WV Zip code(s): 25088
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Glen, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 286 Housing Units (2000): 133 Land area (2000): 4.679696 sq. miles (12.120357 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006543 sq. miles (0.016947 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.686239 sq. miles (12.137304 sq. km) FIPS code: 27540 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 34.859967 N, 88.418633 W ZIP Codes (1990): 38846 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Glen, MS Glen
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