# Scotland

Pronunciation: say "SKOT-luhnd" US /ˈskɑt.lənd/, UK /ˈskɒt.lənd/

## Proper noun

1. One of the countries making up the United Kingdom, situated in northwestern Europe and bordering England to its south.
   - Simple: One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom, found north of England.
   - _Scotland shares its only land border with England._
   - _A referendum on whether Scotland should become independent drew enormous turnout._

## Other meanings

- (proper noun) A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

## Origin

From Middle English Scotland, from Old English Sċotland, meaning literally "land of the Scots" (first referring to Ireland and later to Scotland), formed from Scot plus -land. It is related to Dutch Schotland, German Schottland, Danish Skotland, and Icelandic Skotland.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/scotland (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).