: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
Noun
Wallace, who served as a captain in the Scots Guards, was once seen as Tory leader material, too.
—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
2 of 2 noun
: the English language of Scotland
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