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# scottish

«scottish» in Mova's school dictionary: **from Scotland or to do with Scotland, its people or its…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (Scottish)

### meaning for a pupil

Scottish means from Scotland or to do with Scotland, its people or its culture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Geography: Scotland is a country in the north of Great Britain, part of the UK, with Highlands, lochs and islands. Culture: Scottish bagpipes, kilts, tartan, ceilidh dancing, Scottish folk tales such as the Loch Ness Monster. Phrases: Scottish Highlands, Scottish accent, Scottish flag (a white cross on blue).

### examples

- She has a Scottish accent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x1)
- We learned a Scottish dance called a ceilidh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x2)
- The Scottish flag is a white diagonal cross on a blue background. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x3)
- Edinburgh is the Scottish capital. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x4)
- Bagpipes are a Scottish instrument. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x5)
- My friend is Scottish; she comes from Aberdeen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x6)
- But they had left watch-men on the wall to see that the Scottish soldiers did not come upon them un-a-wares; and so they felt quite safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/#x7)

### note

Always a capital S. «Scottish» is the general adjective; «Scots» is used for the people and language; «Scotch» mostly for whisky and some foods. The Loch Ness Monster is a legend, not a proven animal.

### In the corpora

- [Fish come from the wild sea or from fish farms, like the round floating net pens in Scottish lochs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly/7/)
- [The Scottish girl means soccer, and the American girl means American football; each sport has its own rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/4/)
- [«It's pure dreich here,» the letters say, and Lily learns dreich is Scottish for grey and drizzly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/480-the-friend-in-the-game-you-never-met-and-the-fake-friend/21/)
- ["You picked pm, ya numpty!" ("numpty" is Scottish for a silly person).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/103-morning-afternoon-24-hour-clock/3/)
- [Many US schools finish in late May, Scottish schools break up in late June, and Ukrainian summer holidays last about 3 months.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/113-seasons-terms-and-holidays/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scottish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scottish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.