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Lallan

[lal-uh n]
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adjective Scot.
  1. belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland.
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Origin of Lallan

First recorded in 1775–85; variant of lowland

Lallans

[lal-uh nz]
plural noun
  1. the Lowlands of Scotland.
  2. the inhabitants of the Scottish Lowlands.
  3. (used with a singular verb) the literary form of the English dialect of the Scottish Lowlands, representing a mixture of the several spoken subdialects.
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British Dictionary definitions for lallan

Lallans

Lallan (ˈlælən)

noun
  1. a literary version of the variety of English spoken and written in the Lowlands of Scotland
  2. (modifier) of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland or their dialects
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Word Origin

Scottish variant of Lowlands
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