English adjective: Scottish | |||
1. | Scottish of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language | ||
Samples | Scots Gaelic. The Scots community in New York. `Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'. `Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'. | ||
Synonyms | Scotch, Scots | ||
English noun: Scottish | |||
1. | Scottish (communication) the dialect of English used in Scotland | ||
Synonyms | Scots, Scots English | ||
Broader (hypernym) | English, English language | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Lallans, Scottish Lallans | ||
Domain region | Scotland | ||