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Scot⋅tish

  [skot-ish]
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–adjective
1. Also, Scots. of or pertaining to Scotland, its people, or their language.
–noun
2. the people of Scotland.
3. Scots (def. 1).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME < LL Scott(us) Scot + -ish 1 ; r. OE Scyttisc

Related forms:
Scot⋅tish⋅ly, adverb
Scot⋅tish⋅ness, noun

Usage note:
See Scotch.

Scots

  [skots]
–noun
1. Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scots Gaelic.
–adjective
2. Scottish (def. 1).
Origin:
1325–75; syncopated form of Scottis, ME, var. (north) of Scottish

Usage note:
See Scotch.
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Scot·tish   (skŏt'ĭsh)   
adj.  Of or relating to Scotland or its people, language, or culture.
n.  
  1. Scots English.
  2. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Scotland.

[Middle English scottisc; see Scots.]
Usage Note: Scottish is the full, original form of the adjective. Scots is an old Scottish variant. Scotch is an English contraction of Scottish that came into use in Scotland as well for a time (as in Burns's "O thou, my Muse! guid auld Scotch drink!") but subsequently fell into disfavor there. In the interest of civility, forms involving Scotch are best avoided in reference to people; designations formed with Scots are most common (Scot, Scotsman, or Scotswoman), but those involving the full form Scottish are sometimes found in more formal contexts. Scotch-Irish is the most commonly used term for the descendants of Scots who migrated to North America, but lately Scots-Irish has begun to gain currency among those who know that Scotch is considered offensive in Scotland. There is, however, no sure rule for referring to things, since the history of variation in the use of these words has left many expressions in which the choice is fixed, such as Scotch broth, Scotch whisky, Scottish rite, and Scots Guards.
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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.
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