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
Despite the cold weather and shorter days — the sun sets before 4 p.m. in December — there’s still plenty to enjoy in the Scottish capital. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 The Glasgow fest will close on March 9 with the world premiere of Scottish documentary-maker Martyn Robertson’s Make It to Munich, shot in the run-up to the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Sphere Media, a Canadian TV and film producer, has secured the rights to Dancing With Diana: A Memoir by Scottish/Canadian dancer Anne Allan, who was Princess Diana‘s top secret dance teacher and co-choreographed a legendary Uptown Girl routine at Covent Garden for her. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025 He was barely used by Giovanni van Bronckhorst, starting just six of a possible 29 games as Rangers missed out on the league title to Celtic, won the Scottish Cup and lost the Europa League final to Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties. Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 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

Dictionary Entries Near Scottish

Cite this Entry

“Scottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scottish. Accessed 26 Jan. 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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