Scot·land (sk t l nd) A constituent country of the United Kingdom comprising the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as the Hebrides, Shetland Islands, and Orkney Islands. Inhabited by Picts in prehistoric times, the region was invaded but never conquered by the Romans and split into a variety of small kingdoms after the fifth century a.d. In the ninth century most of Scotland was unified into one kingdom, but conflicts with the English to the south soon erupted, leading to a series of bloody wars. When Mary Queen of Scots's son James VI succeeded to the English throne in 1603, the two kingdoms were united. Scotland became a part of the kingdom of Great Britain by a parliamentary act of 1707. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow the largest city. Population: 5,120,000. |
Scotland [ˈskɒtlənd]
n
(Placename) a country that is part of the United Kingdom, occupying the north of Great Britain: the English and Scottish thrones were united under one monarch in 1603 and the parliaments in 1707: a separate Scottish parliament was established in 1999. Scotland consists of the Highlands in the north, the central Lowlands, and hilly uplands in the south; has a deeply indented coastline, about 800 offshore islands (mostly in the west), and many lochs. Capital: Edinburgh. Pop.: 5 062 011 (2001). Area: 78 768 sq. km (30 412 sq. miles) Related adjs Scots, Caledonian, Scottish
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| Noun | 1. |  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 kiltscurling - a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target Bannockburn - a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland battle of Brunanburh, Brunanburh - a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots battle of Langside, Langside - (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants Antonine Wall - a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain Caledonian Canal - a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used dirk - a relatively long dagger with a straight blade tawse - a leather strap for punishing children ceilidh - an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling scunner - a strong dislike; "they took a scunner against the United States" bap - a small loaf or roll of soft bread haggis - made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church of Scotland - an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland Cheviot Hills, Cheviots - a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland Great Britain, GB - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom Cumbria - a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines Caledonia - the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland Highlands, Highlands of Scotland - a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) Lowlands, Lowlands of Scotland - the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous Galloway - a district in southwestern Scotland Aberdeen - a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea Balmoral Castle - a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign Lothian Region - a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh Glasgow - largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world Hebridean Islands, Hebridean Isles, Hebrides, Western Islands, Western Isles - a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland Orkney Islands - an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland Shetland, Shetland Islands, Zetland - an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland ben - a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben" brae - a slope or hillside Clyde - a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles firth - a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) Firth of Clyde - a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel Firth of Forth - a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh Forth, Forth River - a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth |
Scotland
noun north of the border, Caledonia (Latin), the land of the brave He inherited a castle in Scotland.
Related words
adjectives Scottish, Caledonian
adjectives Scottish, Caledonian
Quotations
"O Flower of Scotland,"
"When will we see"
"Your like again"
"That fought and died for,"
"Your wee bit hill and glen,"
"And stood against him,"
"Proud Edward's Army,"
"And sent him homeward,"
"Tae think again" [Roy Williamson Flower of Scotland]
"O Flower of Scotland,"
"When will we see"
"Your like again"
"That fought and died for,"
"Your wee bit hill and glen,"
"And stood against him,"
"Proud Edward's Army,"
"And sent him homeward,"
"Tae think again" [Roy Williamson Flower of Scotland]
Translations
Scotland [ˈskɒtlənd] n → Écosse f
in Scotland → en Écosse
to Scotland → en Écosse
from Scotland
I'm from Scotland → Je suis écossais.
in Scotland → en Écosse
to Scotland → en Écosse
from Scotland
I'm from Scotland → Je suis écossais.
Scotland
n → Schottland nt
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