Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of more than 52% between 1980 and 1990. It has food-processing plants and is a shipping point for fruits and vegetables. Luke Air Force Base, a large jet fighter training center, is in Glendale. The American Graduate School of International Management and the Glendale Historical Society are also there.

2 City (1990 pop. 180,038), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. Its diverse manufactures include chemicals, apparel, and electronic equipment. Glendale is also a site for the area's film industry. The city was founded on part of a ranch that had been the first Spanish land grant in California (1784). Forest Lawn Memorial Park, a large cemetery, is there. The city has a chiropractic college.

3 City (1990 pop. 14,088), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee, on the Milwaukee River; inc. 1950. It has light manufacturing.

Glendale, battle of: see Seven Days battles.

City (pop., 2000: 218,812), south-central Arizona, U.S. Located in the Salt River valley, west of Phoenix, it was founded in 1892 and is an agricultural trading centre for fruits, vegetables, and cotton. Nearby this rapidly growing city is the American Graduate School of International Management, which trains employees of U.S. firms for work abroad.

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Glendale is the anglicised version of its gaelic name, Gleann Dail, which means valley of fertile, low-lying arable land.

It may refer to:

Places

Australia

• Glendale, New South Wales
• Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre

Canada

• Glendale, Alberta, a hamlet
• Glendale, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood
• Glendale, Nova Scotia
• Glendale Secondary School, a highschool in Hamilton, Ontario

United Kingdom

• Glendale, Isle of Skye, Scotland, the original place of that name
• Glendale, Northumberland

United States of America

• Glendale, Arizona
• Glendale, California
• Glendale, Colorado
• Glendale Heights, Illinois
• Glendale, Indiana
• Glendale, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Glendale, Kentucky
• Glendale, Mississippi
• Glendale, Missouri
• Glendale, Nevada
• Glendale Township, Logan County, North Dakota
• Glendale, Queens, New York
• Glendale, Ohio
• Glendale, Oregon
• Glendale, Rhode Island
• Glendale, Utah, a town in Kane County
• Glendale, Salt Lake City, Utah, a neighborhood
• Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
• Glendale, Monroe County, Wisconsin
• Glendale University College of Law in Glendale, California
• Glendale University, an unaccredited online school (not affiliated with the Glendale University College of Law)

Zimbabwe

• Glendale, Zimbabwe

See also

• Battle of Glendale, a battle of the American Civil War in Henrico County, Virginia
• Glen Dale
• Glenndale
• Glenn Dale

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