scotia

[ skoh-shuh ]

/ ˈskoʊ ʃə /

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noun Architecture.

a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.

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Also called trochilus.

Origin of scotia

1555–65; <Latin <Greek skotía darkness (from its shadow)

Words nearby scotia

Scotchwoman, Scotch woodcock, scoter, scot-free, ScotGael, scotia, Scotism, Scotland, Scotland Yard, scoto-, scotoma

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Scotia

[ skoh-shuh ]

/ ˈskoʊ ʃə /

noun Literary.

Scotland.

Origin of Scotia

<Latin: Scotland. See Scot, -ia

How to use scotia in a sentence

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—It's amazing what some fresh Nova Scotia air can do.
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The couple will visit Pictou County for an event to celebrate Celtic heritage in Nova Scotia.
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On Thursday, Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter said he had ordered four government departments to investigate Rehtaeh's death.
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Take Stacie, a stay-at-home mom in Nova Scotia, Canada, who's struggled with sex-related pain for years.
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September 1998: Swissair 111 crashes near Nova Scotia with 229 on board.
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On that fatal day in August on which war broke out we were in Nova Scotia.
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But the Wizard of the North touched Scotia's rough hills with the rosy hues of his romance.
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The citizens of Halifax, Nova Scotia, celebrated the 108th anniversary of the settlement of that place.
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A large number of loyalists were now leaving the States and settling in Nova Scotia.
History of Prince Edward Island|Duncan Campbell
Just at the edge of the corona a line should be cut in, called the scotia.
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British Dictionary definitions for scotia

scotia

/ (ˈskəʊʃə) /

noun

a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings

Word Origin for scotia

C16: via Latin from Greek skotia, from skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity)

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