Scottish

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adjective

Scot·​tish ˈskä-tish How to pronounce Scottish (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots
Scottishness noun

Scottish

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noun

: scots

Examples of Scottish in a Sentence

Adjective He spoke with a Scottish accent. Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Smit-McPhee plays a hapless Scottish tenderfoot who teams with Fassbender's conflicted bounty hunter to track down his true love in the American West. and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024 In 1902, a Scottish novelist introduced a character who quickly became iconic. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2024
Noun
Swift will perform her final show in Edinburgh on Sunday, June 9, at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024 Ardross, Scotland The U.S. and U.K. versions of The Traitors both film at Ardross Castle, a remote court in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. Rendy Jones, EW.com, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for Scottish 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Scottes Scotsmen

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1759, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Scottish was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

Scottish

1 of 2 adjective
Scot·​tish ˈskät-ish How to pronounce Scottish (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, the people of Scotland, or the Scots language

Scottish

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