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[ skot-ish ] / ˈskɒt ɪʃ /
adjectiveAlso Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language. nounthe people of Scotland. Scots (def. 1). Origin of ScottishFirst recorded before 900; Middle English, from Late Latin Scott(us)Scot + -ish1; replacing Old English Scyttisc words often confused with ScottishSee Scotch. OTHER WORDS FROM ScottishScot·tish·ly, adverbScot·tish·ness, nounhalf-Scottish, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ScottishScot, Scots, Scotch, Scottish (see confusables note at Scotch)Words nearby ScottishScotswoman, Scott, Scotti, Scotticism, Scottie, Scottish, Scottish Blackface, Scottish Borders, Scottish Certificate of Education, Scottish deerhound, Scottish Fold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ScottishImagine driving through the Scottish countryside, rolling through a vast landscape of green hills and cloudy skies. Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Scottish farmers had already been making whisky in the area for centuries with their surplus barley. Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Their legendary barrel aging program is unique, even among Scottish distilleries, for its range of natural color expressions. Why Natural Color Is So Crucial To Understanding A Whisky’s Flavors||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST “My dad freaked out when the tabloid reporter turned up,” Cumming says, in his lilting Scottish brogue. Alan Cumming: The Truth About My Father|Tim Teeman|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ISIS and the Scottish referendum were seen as more important. Newsweek's Nonsense "Who'd Be Kate" Survey|Tom Sykes|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Scottish peers and commoners that sat in the British parliament were divided into two factions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett This man came of Scottish ancestry, the earliest records of the family dating from 1547. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8|Various The air was old as the hills, but like all Scottish melodies, as lasting too. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844|Various One of the sisterhood, a connection of my own, had much of this dry Scottish humour. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay To the Scottish reader little more need be said than that the man alluded to is George Heriot. The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for Scottish
adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their Gaelic language, or their English dialect nounthe Scottish (functioning as plural) the Scots collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |