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Tartan Army

Tartan Army proper noun: the fans of the Scottish national football team.

Proper noun

the Tartan Army

  1. The fans of the Scottish national football team
    • The widely predicted jeering of Aiden McGeady from the Tartan Army briefly turned to cheers when he was next to see a yellow card for a poor challenge on Fletcher.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman
    • After 28 years of watching World Cups from football's wilderness, there was never much danger of the Tartan Army getting antsy about the gridlock on the road to Foxborough.2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport

Questions about Tartan Army

What does Tartan Army mean?
Tartan Army means the fans of the Scottish national football team.
What part of speech is Tartan Army?
Tartan Army is a proper noun.

Words near Tartan Army in the dictionary

  1. tart cherry
  2. tart ring
  3. tart up
  4. Tartaglione
  5. tartan
  6. Tartan Army
  7. tartan noir
  8. tartan tax
  9. tartan taxes
  10. Tartan Tories
  11. Tartan Tory

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