Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scottish"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Scottish
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'" [syn: {Scots}, {Scottish},
{Scotch}]
n : the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scottish}, {Scots},
{Scots English}]


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