Scotch-Irish

[ skoch-ahy-rish ]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Scotch-Irish.
2. of mixed Scottish and Irish descent.

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotch-Irish¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

You see, the past few years, the Scotch-Irish immigrants have been pouring into the northwestern part of the colony.

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The remains of Aryan civilization were represented by twenty-three white men from the Scotch-Irish hill counties.

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The Scotch-Irish and Germans had flocked to the mountain country.

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The tide of immigration which set in brought the Scotch-Irish to every colony.

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Still other Scotch-Irish settlements were formed later in Maine.

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