Scots
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.: Compare Scottish Gaelic.
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How to use Scots in a sentence
It is a reasonable assumption, considering his roots in the Republican Party, in the Marines, and his proud Scots-Irish roots.
Hillary Gets a Challenger and He’s a Marine | David Freedlander | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJapanese distillers often use a combination of different types of stills and different casks, whereas the Scots cannot.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise | Kayleigh Kulp | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the most common answers I found when asking Scots about the roots of the myth was poverty.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the postwar disintegration of the British Empire, Scots curiously disassociated themselves with the period altogether.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd far from being secondary partners, Scots featured disproportionately in overseas imperial exploitation.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
At the same time he imperiously insisted on the submission of such Scots as had not yet joined him.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonHe had received to the peace some complaisant Scots whose lands or dwellings lay on his northward route.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonValence seems to have been ready to accept Bruce's challenge, but to have been dissuaded by his Scots friends.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonMeantime this fatal administrative weakness was greatly counterbalanced by the political divisions among the Scots.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe garrison were making merry in the hall, when the Scots burst in upon them with the Douglas war-cry.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for Scots
/ (skɒts) /
of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their English dialects, or their Gaelic language
any of the English dialects spoken or written in Scotland: See also Lallans
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