Scotland
geographical name
Scot·land ˈskät-lənd 
variants or Latin Caledonia
ˌka-lə-ˈdō-nyə
or Medieval Latin Scotia -nē-ə
ˈskō-shə
country in northern Great Britain bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital Edinburgh area 29,797 square miles (77,174 square kilometers), population 5,295,403
see also scot sense 2, scotch entry 2 sense 2, scotsman, scotswoman