SINCE 1828
Scotland
geographical name
Scot·land
| \ ˈskät-lənd
\
\
variants:
or Latin Caledonia \ ˌka-lə-ˈdō-nyə
, -nē-ə \
or Medieval Latin Scotia \ ˈskō-shə
\
, -nē-ə \
or Medieval Latin Scotia \ ˈskō-shə
\
Definition of Scotland
country in northern Great Britain bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital Edinburgh area 29,797 square miles (77,174 square kilometers), population 5,295,403
see also scot, scotch, scotsman, scotswoman
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