Scotland

Scotland
Meaning

  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.

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
Scot‧land
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɒt.lənd/
Etymology

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”).

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