Scottish

[ skot-ish ]

adjective

1. Also of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.

noun

1. the people of Scotland.
2. Scots ( def 1 ).

Scottish

/ ˈskɒtɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their Gaelic language, or their English dialect

noun

1. the Scottish
   functioning as plural the Scots collectively

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Other Words From

• Scottish·ly adverb
• Scottish·ness noun
• half-Scottish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scottish¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, from Late Latin Scott(us) Scot + -ish ¹; replacing Old English Scyttisc

Example Sentences

More than 100 schools across the Scottish Highlands and 30 in north Wales were closed on Thursday, while almost 200 schools in Devon and Cornwall shut or were partially closed due to the snow.

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Scottish government agency Transport Scotland said roads may be affected by deep snow, particularly over higher routes, and some rural communities might be cut off.

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn says he will not seek a dual mandate to stand as an MSP in the Scottish Parliament while remaining an MP.

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CalMac, which is also owned by the Scottish government, will now spend six-and-a-half weeks conducting crew familiarisation and harbour berthing trials.

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"Scottish humour has been kept in Scotland sometimes where it should have been shown to the whole of the country," he says.

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