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Scot

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Scot  (skt)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
2. A member of the ancient Gaelic tribe that migrated to the northern part of Britain from Ireland in about the sixth century a.d. See Usage Note at Scottish.

[From Middle English Scottes, Scotsmen, from Old English Scottas, Scotsmen, Irishmen, from Late Latin Scott, Irishmen.]

scot  (skt)
n.
Money assessed or paid.

[Middle English, tax, partly from Old Norse skot and partly from Old French escot, of Germanic origin; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]

Scot [skɒt]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Scotland
2. (Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century ad, eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ScotScot - a native or inhabitant of Scotland  
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
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Scotchwoman, Scotswoman - a woman who is a Scot
Glaswegian - an inhabitant of Glasgow
Highland Scot, Scottish Highlander, Highlander - a native of the Highlands of Scotland
Lowland Scot, Lowlander, Scottish Lowlander - a native of the Lowlands of Scotland
Translations
Scot [skɒt] Nescocés/esa m/f

Scot [ˈskɒt] nÉcossais(e) m/f
the Scots → les Écossais mpl

Scot
nSchotte m, → Schottin f

Scot [skɒt] nscozzese m/f
the Scots → gli scozzesi
Scot [skɒt] nscozzese m/f
the Scots → gli scozzesi

Scot اسكتلاندي Skot skotte Schotte Σκωτσέζος escocés skotlantilainen Écossais Škot scozzese スコットランド人 스코틀랜드 사람 Schots skotte Szkot escocês шотландец skotte ชาวสก็อต İskoç người Scotland 苏格兰人


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The Scot talked of the past; the doctor busily prepared for the future.
What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr.
But it is not nature that an English-born man should love a Scot or a Frenchman.
 
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