Scottish
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Scottish![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Scottish \Scot"tish\, a. [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.] Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Scottish
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its
people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic
language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New
York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in
`The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or
`Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with
Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland
except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or
`Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots,
Scottish, Scotch]
n 1: the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: Scottish,
Scots, Scots English]
Matching Word(s) Sottish Schottish sottish
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