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.

Concepts

Scotland

Orkney Islands

Shetland Islands

built in Glasgow

Ayr

Dunbar

Jockland

North Britain

first minister

north of the border

shebeen

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”).

Sentences

He was born in Scotland into a wealthy family .