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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glen \Glen\, n. [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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           And wooes the widow's daughter of the glen. --Spenser.
     Glengarry

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glen
       n : 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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