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makars

makars is the plural of makar.

Meaning of makar

Noun

makar (plural makars)

  1. A poet writing in Scots.
  2. (modern usage) The national poet laureate of Scotland.
    • Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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Proper noun capitalized: Makars

Makars

  1. (plural) plural of Makar

Questions about makars

What is makars the plural of?
Makars is the plural of makar.
What part of speech is makars?
Makars is a proper noun.

Words near makars in the dictionary

  1. makarisms
  2. Makarivka
  3. makarochkinite
  4. Makarov
  5. Makarovs
  6. makars
  7. Makarska
  8. Makaryan
  9. Makaryans
  10. makas
  11. Makasar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makars (page history and authors); Makars (page history and authors); makar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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