Scotland
Meaning
- A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England
- A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.
Synonyms
built in Glasgow
Frequency
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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