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SCOTS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The language, languages or the dialect of English used in Scotland

Synonyms:

Scots; Scots English; Scottish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Scots" is a kind of...):

English; English language (an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries)

Domain region:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Scots"):

Lallans; Scottish Lallans (a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland)

Derivation:

Scots (of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. In this sense, 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' etc.)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. In this sense, 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' etc.

Example:

'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; Scottish

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Derivation:

Scots (the language, languages or the dialect of English used in Scotland)

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