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Noun: Scottish  skó-tish
  1. The dialect of English used in Scotland
    - Scots, Scots English
Adjective: Scottish  skó-tish
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
    "‘Scottish’ tends to be the more formal term as in ‘The Scottish Symphony’ or ‘Scottish authors’ or ‘Scottish mountains’"; "‘Scotch’ is in disfavour with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as ‘Scotch broth’ or ‘Scotch whiskey’ or ‘Scotch plaid’";
    - Scots, Scotch

Type of: British English, UK English

Encyclopedia: Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division