# Scottish

Pronunciation: US say "SKAH-tish" /ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/; UK say "SKOT-ish" /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/

## Adjective

1. Of or relating to Scotland, its people, culture, or history; born in Scotland or of Scottish descent.
   - Simple: From Scotland, or connected with Scotland, its people, or its way of life.
   - _The museum displays Scottish art from the medieval period._
   - _She wore a kilt made from heavy Scottish wool._

## Noun

2. The inhabitants of Scotland, considered together as a single people.
   - Simple: The people of Scotland, all of them taken together.
   - _Throughout the wars, the Scottish defended their borders fiercely._
   - _The Scottish have given the world many inventors and engineers._

## Proper noun

3. The forms of English used by speakers throughout Scotland.
   - Simple: The kind of English that people speak in Scotland.

## Proper noun

4. Short for Scottish Gaelic. *(rare)* — Short for Scottish Gaelic
   - Simple: Short for Scottish Gaelic. It is a rare short name, and most people say Gaelic or the full name.

## Origin

From Middle English Scottisch, from Old English Sċyttisċ, formed from Scot plus the suffix -ish. It is a doublet of Scotch and Scots; compare Dutch Schots and German schottisch.

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