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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the dialect of English used in Scotland;
[syn: Scottish, Scots, Scots English]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language;
- Example: "Scots Gaelic"
- Example: "the Scots community in New York"
- Example: "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"
- Example: "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"
[syn: Scots, Scottish, Scotch]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scots \Scots\, a. [For older Scottis Scottish. See Scottish.] Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.). [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Scots adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots, Scottish, Scotch] n 1: the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: Scottish, Scots, Scots English]