noun
- The dialect of English used in Scotland.
- synonyms: Scots, Scots English
adjective
- Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language.
- usage: "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'"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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