schottische
Americannoun
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a round dance resembling the polka.
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the music for this dance.
noun
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a 19th-century German dance resembling a slow polka
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a piece of music composed for or in the manner of this dance
Etymology
Origin of schottische
1840–50; < German: Scottish (dance)
Vocabulary lists containing schottische
Example Sentences
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It was mainly square dancing, but we also learned to waltz, polka, schottische and foxtrot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025
A speaker near the side door insured we didn’t miss a beat of a schottische, Chicago push or a Polish hop.
From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2015
Gone is the cotillion master whose repertoire was complete with the schottische, polka and waltz.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once he enlisted the aid of Dancers Vernon & Irene Castle to help stamp out the pernicious tango, turkey trot, bunny hug, supplanting them with the more sedate polka, gavotte and schottische.
From Time Magazine Archive
And, as if all that were not upsetting enough: What on earth was the schottische?
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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