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Audio Help [skot-luhnd] Pronunciation Key | a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh. |
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Scotland
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A constituent country of the United Kingdom comprising the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as the Hebrides, Shetland Islands, and Orkney Islands. Inhabited by Picts in prehistoric times, the region was invaded but never conquered by the Romans and split into a variety of small kingdoms after the fifth century A.D. In the ninth century most of Scotland was unified into one kingdom, but conflicts with the English to the south soon erupted, leading to a series of bloody wars. When Mary Queen of Scots's son James VI succeeded to the English throne in 1603, the two kingdoms were united. Scotland became a part of the kingdom of Great Britain by a parliamentary act of 1707. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow the largest city. Population: 5,090,000. |
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| scotland | |
noun | |
| 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 |
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Scotland
One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; contains the northern portion of the island of Great Britain and many surrounding islands. Its capital is Edinburgh, and its largest city is Glasgow.
Note: Bagpipes and kilts are well-known symbols of Scotland.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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Scotland Neck, NC (town, FIPS 59780) Location: 36.13029 N, 77.42127 W
Population (1990): 2575 (1066 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27874
Scotland County, MO (county, FIPS 199) Location: 40.45378 N, 92.14872 W
Population (1990): 4822 (2302 housing units)
Area: 1135.7 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
Scotland County, NC (county, FIPS 165) Location: 34.84148 N, 79.48027 W
Population (1990): 33754 (12759 housing units)
Area: 826.6 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
Scotland, AR Zip code(s): 72141
Scotland, CT Zip code(s): 06264
Scotland, MD Zip code(s): 20687
Scotland, SD (city, FIPS 57940) Location: 43.14811 N, 97.71950 W
Population (1990): 968 (496 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57059
Scotland, TX (city, FIPS 66284) Location: 33.64868 N, 98.45564 W
Population (1990): 490 (199 housing units)
Area: 29.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76379
Scotland, GA (city, FIPS 69336) Location: 32.04741 N, 82.81872 W
Population (1990): 244 (108 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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