What does Scottish mean?

Definitions for Scottish
ˈskɒt ɪʃscot·tish

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Scottish, Scots, Scots Englishadjective

    the dialect of English used in Scotland

  2. Scots, Scottish, Scotchadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

    "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

Wiktionary

  1. Scottishadjective

    Of a person, native to or born in Scotland.

  2. Scottishadjective

    Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.

  3. Scottishnoun

    The people of Scotland.

  4. Etymology: From Scot + -ish.

ChatGPT

  1. scottish

    Scottish generally refers to anything related to Scotland, a country in the United Kingdom located in the northern part of Great Britain. This includes its culture, people, geography, history, music, languages (such as Scottish Gaelic and Scots), foods, and traditions. A person who is Scottish is someone who is from Scotland or of Scottish descent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scottishadjective

    of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect

  2. Etymology: [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Scottish' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #979

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Scottish' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2679

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Scottish' in Adjectives Frequency: #122

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Scottish in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Scottish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Scottish in a Sentence

  1. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon:

    A second (Scottish) independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table, and it is very much on the table, to ensure that that option is a deliverable one in the required timetable, steps will be taken now to ensure that the necessary legislation is in place.

  2. Valentin Marinov:

    Many positives are in the price of the pound and this is reflected in market positioning as well as FX valuation, there has been little focus on downside risks like the loss of the GBP vaccine advantage in recent weeks, the May 6 Scottish elections, as well as the potential for a renewed weakness of global risk sentiment in May and June because of a renewed spike in UST yields on the back of strong US data.

  3. Gary Huckle:

    I’ve been a fishmonger for 35 years and I have never seen a halibut this size, i’ve done big fish before but this is off the scale. It’s the biggest Scottish fish I have ever seen.

  4. Michael Keating:

    The 'yes' side in Catalonia will now say that we've got a mandate to go down the Scottish road, because like the Scottish nationalists we've got a majority.

  5. Vincenzo Scarpetta:

    The problem with Sturgeon's plan is that she appears to assume that if there's a referendum on Scottish independence before Brexit, then Scotland can remain a member of the European Union, this is a legal headache for Europe. Clearly the European Commission's position is that in cases of secession, the newly created state would have to apply from scratch.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

Scottish#1#4441#10000

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  • Leroy Fuller
    Leroy Fuller
    In the song Comin' through the Rye there is a phrase "Nane may say h'e I" what does that mean?
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