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Scotch-Irish
[ skoch-ahy-rish ]
noun
- (used with a plural verb) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century.
adjective
- of or relating to the Scotch-Irish.
- of mixed Scottish and Irish descent.
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Confusables Note
See Scotch.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Scotch-Irish1
First recorded in 1735–45
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Example Sentences
You see, the past few years, the Scotch-Irish immigrants have been pouring into the northwestern part of the colony.
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The remains of Aryan civilization were represented by twenty-three white men from the Scotch-Irish hill counties.
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The Scotch-Irish and Germans had flocked to the mountain country.
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The tide of immigration which set in brought the Scotch-Irish to every colony.
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Still other Scotch-Irish settlements were formed later in Maine.
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