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Meaning of SCOTS

Pronunciation:  skâts

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the dialect of English used in Scotland
  2. [adj]  of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"
 
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 Synonyms: Scotch, Scots English, Scottish, Scottish
 
 See Also: English, English language, Lallans, Scottish Lallans

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Scots\, a. [For older Scottis Scottish. See {Scottish}.]
Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots
law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
 

 

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