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Scotland

a nation in northwest Europe and a constituent country of the United Kingdom; Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain, shares a land border to the south with England, and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west; famous for bagpipes, plaids and kilts.

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  • Scots (adj): of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language.
    Synonyms: Scots "Scots Gaelic", Scottish "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'", Scotch "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

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  • Scotland, Scottland, Skottland, Albyn, Scotland, UK, Scotland, United Kingdom, Albyn


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