schottische

schot·tische  (shtsh, sh-tsh)

n.

1. A round dance in 2/4 time.

2. A piece of music for this dance.

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[German, from schottisch, Scottish, from Middle High German schottesch, from schotte, a Scot, from Old High German scotto, from Late Latin Scottus, Irishman.]

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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]

Thesaurus

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