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Scot⋅tish

[skot-ish]
–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


Scot⋅tish⋅ly, adverb
Scot⋅tish⋅ness, noun


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


See Scotch.
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Scots 
see Scotch (adj.).
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