SCOTS

Pronunciation (US):

• SCOTS (noun)
  The noun SCOTS has 1 sense:

1. the dialect of English used in Scotland

  Familiarity information: SCOTS used as a noun is very rare.

• SCOTS (adjective)
  The adjective SCOTS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

  Familiarity information: SCOTS used as an adjective is very rare.

• SCOTS (noun)

Meaning:

The dialect of English used in Scotland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Scots; Scots English; Scottish

Hypernyms ("Scots" is a kind of...):

English; English language (an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries)

Domain region:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Scots"):

Lallans; Scottish Lallans (a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland)

• SCOTS (adjective)

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Scotch; Scots; Scottish

Context examples:

Scots Gaelic / the Scots community in New York / 'Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in 'The Scottish Symphony' or 'Scottish authors' or 'Scottish mountains' / 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid'

Pertainym:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)