: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Vincent Memorial Flag football The Scots senior leads the state with 3,173 receiving yards.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
The site has housed many historical figures over the years, from Queen Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Mauer guided Macalester College to a conference baseball title during his lone year at the Scots’ helm and led Humboldt High to seven city championships, three Twin City crowns and three regional titles.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Elizabeth’s determination not to settle the succession gave rise to fierce rivalry between the claimants to the English throne, among them Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI; James’s cousin Arbella Stuart; Lady Katherine Grey and her descendants; and Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Vincent Memorial Flag football The Scots senior leads the state with 3,173 receiving yards.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
The site has housed many historical figures over the years, from Queen Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Mauer guided Macalester College to a conference baseball title during his lone year at the Scots’ helm and led Humboldt High to seven city championships, three Twin City crowns and three regional titles.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Scots
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
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: the English language of Scotland
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