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schottische

[ shot-ish ]

noun

  1. a round dance resembling the polka.
  2. the music for this dance.


schottische

/ ʃɒˈtiːʃ /

noun

  1. a 19th-century German dance resembling a slow polka
  2. a piece of music composed for or in the manner of this dance
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of schottische1

1840–50; < German: Scottish (dance)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schottische1

C19: from German der schottische Tanz the Scottish dance
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Example Sentences

A healthy helping of polkas, waltzes and schottisches also is guaranteed in the Bavarian-themed Central Washington town.

Just a hundred miles away, in central Missouri, old-time music circles produce more waltzes and “schottisches,” dances that resemble a slow polka, because of the German immigrants who settled closer to the Missouri River.

“One more thing, Miss Lumley! Make sure the children know the schottische!”

A speaker near the side door insured we didn’t miss a beat of a schottische, Chicago push or a Polish hop.

In the dance pavilion at West Port Jensen the night lanterns were kindled; tourists from Seattle poured forth from the excursion steamers to perform the Svenska polka, the Rhinelander, the schottische, and the hambone.

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