Scotland

Senso

1. A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England
2. A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

Con trattino come

Scot‧land

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈskɒt.lənd/

Etimologia

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”).

Frasi

He was born in Scotland into a wealthy family .

È nato in Scozia in una famiglia ricca.