Lallans
Americanplural noun
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the Lowlands of Scotland.
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the inhabitants of the Scottish Lowlands.
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(used with a singular verb) the literary form of the English dialect of the Scottish Lowlands, representing a mixture of the several spoken subdialects.
noun
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a literary version of the variety of English spoken and written in the Lowlands of Scotland
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(modifier) of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland or their dialects
Etymology
Origin of Lallans
Scottish variant of Lowlands
Example Sentences
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In Northern Ireland, some revivalists have focused on gaining minority-language status for the tongue named “Ullans” — a mix of “Ulster” and the Scots pronunciation “Lallans,” for “lowlands.”
From Washington Post
The actor Bill Paterson described him as "the last link with that generation who could reproduce and really understand the Lallans: his death marks the end of an era."
From The Guardian
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