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Scotland en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskɔt.lənd/ (Scotland)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈskɒt.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈskɑt.lənd/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“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”).

Meanings

  1. A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
    • That’s right. Not even English flag poles can suddenly start treating Scotland with the respect it deserves. “Get this rag off me! Get it off! I can’t! Get this blue mess off me!” 2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
    • Head east out of Auckland, around the Firth of Thames and into the Coromandel Peninsula, and you'll see enough hills, valleys and sheep to remind you of the Scotland or Wales that the pioneers left behind. 2000 July 15, Jonathan Freedland, “So far - so good”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 May 2014:
    • Our main story this week is Scotland. Americans know it as the birthplace of Shrek, and, and that accent you think you can do but actually can’t. 2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
  2. A place in England: ▸ A hamlet in Bucklebury parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5669).
  3. A place in England: ▸ A hamlet in Burton Overy parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP6798).
  4. A place in England: ▸ A hamlet in Staunton Harold parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3822).
  5. A place in England: ▸ A hamlet in Ingoldsby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0030).
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Telfair County and Wheeler County, Georgia.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in McDonough County, Illinois.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Archer County, Texas.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia.
  20. A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

Deriveds

Scotland of the East · New Scotland · Scotland Yard · Little Scotland · Scotland Island · Kingdom of Scotland · Scotland-like · bluebell of Scotland · Scotland County

Hyponyms

Highlands · Lowlands

Relateds

Scotswoman · Scottish · Scotsman · Scots · Scotch

Translations (153)

be Шатля́ндыя (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · nb Skottland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · te స్కాట్లాండ్ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ro Scoția (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · hu Skócia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ug شوتلاندىيە (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · he סְקוֹטְלַנְד (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · fr Écosse (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · yi שאָטלאַנד (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ang Scotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · yue 蘇格蘭 /苏格兰 (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · rm Scozia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · pa ਸਕਾਟਲੈਂਡ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · co Scozia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gur Sokotgo (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · is Skotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · az Şotlandiya (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gd Alba (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · mk Шкотска (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · pt Escócia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ba Шотландия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · pl Szkocja (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · nds Schottland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sv Skottland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · el Σκωτία (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sq Skoci (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · bn স্কটল্যান্ড (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ml സ്കോട്ട്ലൻഡ് (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · kw Alban (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · kk Шотландия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ps سکاټلينډ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sh Škȍtskā (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · my စကော့တလန် (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · so Skotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · non Skotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · bar Schottland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · tl Eskosya (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · uk Шотландія (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sl Škótska (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sw Uskochi (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · frr Skotlun (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · jam Skatlan (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gl Escocia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · hi स्कॉटलैंड (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · rue Шко́ция (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · mn Шотланд (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · da Skotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · bg Шотла́ндия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · scn Scozzia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · hy Շոտլանդիա (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · th สกอตแลนด์ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · cy yr Alban (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · lo ເອກົດ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · tg Шотландия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · id Skotlandia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ms Scotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · br Bro-Skos (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · frr Schotlönj (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · af Skotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · mt l-Iskozja (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ur اسکاٹ لینڈ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · lv Skotija (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ps سکاټلېنډ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · fy Skotlân (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · vo Skotän (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · mr स्कॉटलंड (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sm Sikotilandi (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · mi Kōtarani (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · kmr Skotlenda (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sh Шко̏тска (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · km ស្កុតលែនដ៍ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · km ប្រទេសស្កុត (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · acw إسكتلندا (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ga Albain (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · am ስኮትላንድ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · he סְקוֹטִיָה (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · fro Escoce (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ga Alba (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · km អេកូស (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sw Uskoti (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sc Iscotzia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · os Шотланди (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · lt Škotija (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · vi Scôtlen (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · vo Jotlän (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gv Albey (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ast Escocia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ka შოტლანდია (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · eo Skotlando (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · rar Tēkōtia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · vi Tô Cách Lan (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · io Skotia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · kn ಸ್ಕಾಟ್ಲೆಂಡ್ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · aii ܣܟܘܼܛܝܵܐ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · bo སུའུ་ཀེ་ལན (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ja 蘇格蘭 (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · wlm Ysgotlont (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · mi Koterangi (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · hy Սկովտիա (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ca Escòcia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ja スコットランド (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sm Sikotilani (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · cs Skotsko (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · eu Eskozia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · nrf Êcosse (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ia Scotia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · cmn 蘇格蘭 /苏格兰 (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ru Шотла́ндия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sc Iscòtzia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · vi Xcốt-len (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · uz Shotlandiya (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · tr İskoçya (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · chr ᏍᎧᏘᎳᏂ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · fi Skotlanti (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · stq Skotlound (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ce Шотланди (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ta ஸ்காட்லாந்து (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · la Scotia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · nl Schotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gur Sokotɩŋa (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · es Escocia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gur Sokotẽŋa (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gv Nalbin (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gur Sikotgo (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · csb Szkòckô (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · enm Scotlond (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · oc Escòcia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · si ස්කොට්ලන්තය (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · szl Szkocyjo (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · tk Şotlandiýa (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · haw Kekokia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ur اسکاٹلینڈ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · hsb Šotiska (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · dsb Šotiska (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · pam Eskosya (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · fa اسکاتلند (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · gu સ્કોટલેન્ડ (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · vi Ê-cốt (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · tum Skotilandi (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ar إِسْكُتْلَنْدَا (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · pam Eskosia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · de Schottland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · et Šotimaa (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ky Шотландия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · fo Skotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sco Scotland (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ne स्कटल्यान्ड (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · la Caledonia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · tt Шотландия (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · ko 스코틀랜드 (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · it Scozia (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · sk Škótsko (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England) · be Шатла́ндыя (constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England)

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