: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
The stars join Emma Corrin (The Crown, Nosferatu) and Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Mary Queen of Scots), who were previously announced as the adaptation's Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 29 July 2025
One local at the Scots Club delighted Moyes by recalling the Celtic boys visits in the ’70s.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Despite his familial ties and deepening investments in Scotland, Trump is more unpopular among Scots than with the British public overall, according to an Ipsos survey from March.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
The stars join Emma Corrin (The Crown, Nosferatu) and Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Mary Queen of Scots), who were previously announced as the adaptation's Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 29 July 2025
One local at the Scots Club delighted Moyes by recalling the Celtic boys visits in the ’70s.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Despite his familial ties and deepening investments in Scotland, Trump is more unpopular among Scots than with the British public overall, according to an Ipsos survey from March.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
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: the English language of Scotland
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