SCOTTISH

• (noun) the dialect of English used in Scotland

  synonyms : scots , scots english

• (adj.) 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'"

  synonyms : scotch , scots

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