Scotland
Syllables: Scot·landUK/ˈskɒt.lənd/
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Scotland/ˈskɔt.lənd/
Scotland proper noun: a constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
Proper noun
Scotland
- A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
- Head east out of Auckland, around the Firth of Thames and into the Coromandel Peninsula, and you'll see enough hills, valleys and sheep to remind you of the Scotland or Wales that the pioneers left behind.2000 July 15, Jonathan Freedland, “So far - so good”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 May 2014
- Our main story this week is Scotland. Americans know it as the birthplace of Shrek, and, and that accent you think you can do but actually can’t.2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
- A hamlet in Bucklebury parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5669).
- A hamlet in Burton Overy parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP6798).
- A hamlet in Staunton Harold parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3822).
- A hamlet in Ingoldsby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0030).
- An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas.
- A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
- An unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida.
- A minor city in Telfair County and Wheeler County, Georgia.
- A township in McDonough County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana.
- A community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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- An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
- A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
- A minor city in Archer County, Texas.
- A census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia.
- A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.
Scotland meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Scotland in Hindi
- constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
- स्कॉटलैंड skŏṭlaiṇḍ
Scotland in Tamil
- constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
- ஸ்காட்லாந்து skāṭlāntu
Scotland in Marathi
- constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
- स्कॉटलंड skŏṭlaṇḍa
Scotland in Urdu
- constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
- اسکاٹ لینڈ askāṭ lainḍ, اسکاٹلینڈ askāṭlainḍ
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- Scotland in Bengali
- স্কটল্যান্ড
- Scotland in Telugu
- స్కాట్లాండ్ skāṭlāṇḍ
- Scotland in Malayalam
- സ്കോട്ട്ലൻഡ് skōṭṭlaṉḍŭ
- Scotland in Kannada
- ಸ್ಕಾಟ್ಲೆಂಡ್ skāṭleṇḍ
- Scotland in Punjabi
- ਸਕਾਟਲੈਂਡ sakāṭlaiṇḍ
- Scotland in Gujarati
- સ્કોટલેન્ડ skoṭlenḍ
- Scotland in Sinhala
- ස්කොට්ලන්තය skoṭlantaya
- Scotland in Nepali
- स्कटल्यान्ड skaṭalyānḍa
- Scotland in Pashto
- سکاټلېنډ, سکاټلينډ
- Scotland in Tagalog
- Eskosya
- Scotland in Arabic
- إِسْكُتْلَنْدَا ʔiskutlandā
- Scotland in Malay
- Scotland
- Scotland in Indonesian
- Skotlandia
- Scotland in Persian
- اسکاتلند eskâtland
- Scotland in Thai
- สกอตแลนด์ sà-gɔ́t-lɛɛn
- Scotland in Vietnamese
- Xcốt-len, Ê-cốt, Tô Cách Lan, Scôtlen
- Scotland in Myanmar
- စကော့တလန် ca.kau.ta.lan
Origin of Scotland
From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”), Icelandic Skotland (“Scotland”).
Words formed from Scotland
Phrases with Scotland
Questions about Scotland
- What does Scotland mean?
- Scotland means a constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
- What is Scotland in Hindi?
- Scotland in Hindi is स्कॉटलैंड (skŏṭlaiṇḍ). See Scotland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Scotland?
- Scotland is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Scotland?
- Scotland is pronounced /ˈskɔt.lənd/ (Scotland).
Words near Scotland in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Scotland (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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