Lexic.us

Definition of Scottish

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. "`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'"

Definition of Scottish

1. a. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.

Definition of Scottish

1. Adjective. Of a person, native to or born in Scotland. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland. ¹

3. Proper noun. The people of Scotland. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scottish

Literary usage of Scottish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"Liter collections of Scottish Bongs with music were those issued by Wm. Napier, ... Although there is much traditional Scottish music found among the ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The northern kingdom of the Britons now became the ordinary apanage of the heirs of the Scottish crown. The Scottish royal house, if not the actual Scottish ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"It is particularly manifest in the poems of Allan Ramsay (1685-1758), who encouraged the sentiment of particularism by the use of the Scottish dialect in ..."

4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1902)
"Scottish FAMILIES.—"A History of Scottish Families, their Genealogy, Titles and Surnames," edited by DM Rose, and published by TC and EC Jack, Causewayside, ..."

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