[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]