Scottish

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adjective

Scot·​tish ˈskä-tish How to pronounce Scottish (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots
Scottishness noun

Scottish

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noun

: scots

Examples of Scottish in a Sentence

Adjective He spoke with a Scottish accent. Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
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Adjective
Corcoran enlivens the table with endlessly debatable ideas alongside his rabbit in mustard sauce and Scottish langoustines. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025 The President has family links to Scotland, as his mother Mary Anne MacLeod was born and raised on the Scottish isle of Lewis. Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025
Noun
But Trump will be travelling across the Atlantic sooner than that, as he’s set to visit Scotland between July 25-29, where he’s scheduled to have private meetings with both Starmer and Scottish First Minister John Swinney. Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025 In Brutal First Round at The Open The Open: Scottie Scheffler Shines In Rain With a Solid First Round at Royal Portrush Scottie Scheffler Makes Mockery of Scottish Open 418-Yard Par-4 McIlroy went through a similar situation the last time Royal Portrush hosted the Open in 2019. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Scottish

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Scottes Scotsmen

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1759, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Scottish was in the 13th century

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“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

Scottish

1 of 2 adjective
Scot·​tish ˈskät-ish How to pronounce Scottish (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, the people of Scotland, or the Scots language

Scottish

2 of 2 noun
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