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Wikidata

  1. Glencoe

    Glencoe is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the census, the total population was 8,723. Glencoe is located on suburban Chicago's North Shore and is located within the New Trier High School District.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Glencoe

    a wild and desolate glen in the N. of Argyllshire, running eastward from Ballachulish 10 m.; shut in by two lofty and rugged mountain ranges; the Coe flows through the valley and enhances its lonely grandeur. See following.

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  1. glencoe

    A valley of Scotland, in Argyleshire, noted for the military execution of its unsuspecting inhabitants, the Macdonalds, by a party of English soldiers, in 1692, in consequence of an order signed by William III. in council for that purpose, and issued contrary to the faith of a royal proclamation. Many of the inhabitants had been in arms for James II. during his attempts to recover the crown of England.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glencoe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glencoe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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