Scots

[skots]

noun

1. Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.

adjective

1. Scottish.

Scots

/ skɒts /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their English dialects, or their Gaelic language

noun

1. any of the English dialects spoken or written in Scotland See also Lallans

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scots¹

1325–75; syncopated form of Scottis, Middle English, variant (north) of Scottish

Example Sentences

Are Scots 'navel-gazing' or are things that bad in Europe?

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Four Scots are among hundreds of activists detained by Israeli forces after the interception of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

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She said that while the SNP was ahead in the polls, Scots were "fed up" with the party, criticising its record on education and the economy.

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In May, the Diffley Partnership and the David Hume Institute's Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker said immigration had entered the list of Scots' top five concerns for the first time.

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In Scots law criminal cases it is one of three possible verdicts, along with guilty and not guilty.

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