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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:

Scottish \Scot"tish\, a. [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS.
   Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.]
   Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their
   country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy;
   a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Scottish
    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]