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scottish

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scottish  \Scot"tish\,  a.  [From  {Scot}  a  Scotchman:  cf  AS 
  Scyttisc  and  E.  {Scotch},  a.,  {Scots},  a.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  inhabitants  of  Scotland,  their 
  country,  or  their  language;  as  Scottish  industry  or  economy; 
  a  Scottish  chief;  a  Scottish  dialect. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Scottish 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  Scotland  or  its 
  people  or  culture  or  its  English  dialect  or  Gaelic 
  language;  "Scots  gaelic";  "the  Scots  community  in  New 
  York";  "`Scottish'  tends  to  be  the  more  formal  term  as 
  in  `The  Scottish  Symphony'  or  `Scottish  authors'  or 
  `Scottish  mountains'";  "`Scotch'  is  in  disfavor  with 
  Scottish  people  and  is  used  primarily  outside  Scotland 
  except  in  such  frozen  phrases  as  `Scotch  broth'  or 
  `Scotch  whiskey'  or  `Scotch  plaid'"  [syn:  {Scots},  {Scottish}, 
  {Scotch}] 
  n  :  the  dialect  of  English  used  in  Scotland  [syn:  {Scottish},  {Scots}, 
  {Scots  English}]




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