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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

  1. 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
  2. A hamlet in Bucklebury parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5669).
  3. A hamlet in Burton Overy parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP6798).
  4. A hamlet in Staunton Harold parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3822).
  5. A hamlet in Ingoldsby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0030).
  6. An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas.
  7. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  8. An unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida.
  9. A minor city in Telfair County and Wheeler County, Georgia.
  10. A township in McDonough County, Illinois.
  11. A census-designated place in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana.
  12. A community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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  1. An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  2. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
  3. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
  4. A census-designated place in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  5. A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
  6. A minor city in Archer County, Texas.
  7. A census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia.
  8. 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

  1. Scotists
  2. Scotize
  3. Scotized
  4. Scotizes
  5. Scotizing
  6. Scotland
  7. Scotland County
  8. Scotland Island
  9. Scotland of the East
  10. Scotland Yard
  11. Scotland-like

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