schot·tische (sh t  sh, sh-t sh)n. 1. A round dance in 2/4 time. 2. A piece of music for this dance. [German, from schottisch, Scottish, from Middle High German schottesch, from schotte, a Scot, from Old High German scotto, from Late Latin Scottus, Irishman.] |
schottische [ʃɒˈtiːʃ]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a 19th-century German dance resembling a slow polka
2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the manner of this dance
[from German der schottische Tanz the Scottish dance]
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| Noun | 1. | schottische - music performed for dancing the schottische ethnic music, folk music, folk - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community |
| 2. | schottische - a German round dance resembling a slow polka ring dance, round dance - a folk dance; dancers form a circle |
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