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Scots : adj : 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'" [syn: Scots, Scottish,
Scotch]
(noun)
1: the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: Scottish, Scots,
Scots English]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Scots : \Scots\, a. [For older Scottis Scottish. See Scottish.]
Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots
law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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