Scottish

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adjective

Scot·tish ˈskä-tish

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots

Scottishness

ˈskä-tish-nəs

noun

Scottish

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Examples of Scottish in a Sentence

Adjective He spoke with a Scottish accent. Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.

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Adjective

That summer, Jean Chambers, an artist whose Scottish terrier had befriended my dog in Riverside Park, was killed when a serially reckless driver, Roberto Mercado, mowed her down on West End Avenue at 95th Street. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024 Traditional Scottish dishes, as well as a variety of other foods, will be served. —

Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024

Noun

The melting of the Sphinx, then, offers clues about how climate change is affecting the Scottish Highlands — and by extension the rest of the country and the world. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024 Compared to steel-cut oats (Irish or Scottish), oats groats (whole grain seed with the husk removed) have been chopped or sliced into smaller pieces. —

Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Scottish