: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Highland Park 17, Central 14: The Scots (4-4) picked up a key road victory in the classic rivalry contest to finish the regular season at .500 and likely nab a first-round home playoff game.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2024
Tessa Lee, Carlmont golf: The only freshman on the Carlmont team helped lead the Scots to led Carlmont to three league victories this week.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Among the owners were Irish, Austrians, Jews, Hungarians, Croatians, Poles, Czechs, Italians, Chinese, Russians and Scots.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At the time of the referendum, there was great interest in the prospect of Scotland going it alone, and the way the Scots might dis-engage their economy from England was the focus of attention.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Highland Park 17, Central 14: The Scots (4-4) picked up a key road victory in the classic rivalry contest to finish the regular season at .500 and likely nab a first-round home playoff game.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2024
Tessa Lee, Carlmont golf: The only freshman on the Carlmont team helped lead the Scots to led Carlmont to three league victories this week.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Among the owners were Irish, Austrians, Jews, Hungarians, Croatians, Poles, Czechs, Italians, Chinese, Russians and Scots.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
2 of 2 noun
: the English language of Scotland
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