Scotland
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Scotland (“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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɒt.lənd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈskɑt.lənd/
Audio (US): (file) - (Scotland, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈskɔʔ.lənd/
- Hyphenation: Scot‧land
Proper noun
[edit]Scotland
- A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England
- 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:
- 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:
- That’s right. Not even English flag poles can suddenly start treating Scotland with the respect it deserves. “Get this rag off me! Get it off! I can’t! Get this blue mess off me!”
- A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.
Usage notes
[edit]- In the history of Scotland, the country's monarchs should not be described as "Kings of Scotland" but as "Kings of Scots".
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]country in northwest Europe to the north of England
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[edit]Old English
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Etymology
[edit]Sċott (“Scot”) land (“land”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Sċotland n
Declension
[edit]Declension of Scotland (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | Sċotland | — |
accusative | Sċotland | — |
genitive | Sċotlandes | — |
dative | Sċotlande | — |
Synonyms
[edit]- (Ireland): Īrland, Īra land
- (Scotland): Sċotta land
Scots
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Scotland
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