Adjacent Words

Scottish definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCOT'TISH, a. Pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, or to their country or language; as Scottish industry or economy; a Scotish chief; the Scottish dialect.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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'" [syn: Scots, Scottish, Scotch] n
1: the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: Scottish, Scots, Scots English]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Scottes Scotsmen Date: 13th century of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots • Scottishness noun II. noun Date: 1759 Scots

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to Scotland or its inhabitants. --n. (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the people of Scotland (see also SCOTS). Derivatives: Scottishness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scottish Scot"tish, a. [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.] Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is Scottish belongs or relates to Scotland, its people, or its language. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Scotch.