Scottish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scottish \Scot"tish\, a. [From {Scot} a Scotchman: cf. AS.
     Scyttisc, and E. {Scotch}, a., {Scots}, a.]
     Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their
     country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy;
     a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Scottish
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its
             people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic
             language; "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'" [syn: {Scots}, {Scotch}]
       n : the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scots}, {Scots
           English}]