: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Speak No Evil star is bringing his directorial debut California Schemin’ to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, and his hip hop hoax movie reveals why Scots speaking with a different accent from the English face key barriers to success down south.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
James brought with him a wife, three children, a court of Scots, and a lot of eccentricities.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
For the first and last word in Shetlands, look no further than the good Scots at Campbell’s of Beauly, which has been nestled in the bosom of the Highlands since 1858.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Another garden highlight is the Lower Woodland Garden that grows immense trees, such as Scots pines and sequoias, with benches in the shade.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Speak No Evil star is bringing his directorial debut California Schemin’ to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, and his hip hop hoax movie reveals why Scots speaking with a different accent from the English face key barriers to success down south.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
James brought with him a wife, three children, a court of Scots, and a lot of eccentricities.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
For the first and last word in Shetlands, look no further than the good Scots at Campbell’s of Beauly, which has been nestled in the bosom of the Highlands since 1858.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
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: the English language of Scotland
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