Word
scotland
Phoneticsscot·land
/ˈskɑtɫənd/
Definitions
01the country
n. a country in the north of the United Kingdom.
n. a constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
“Many people visit Scotland in the summer to see the beautiful mountains and lakes.”
“The devolved government in Scotland has authority over several domestic policy areas, including education, health, and justice.”
02the surname
n. a family name for someone whose ancestors came from Scotland.
n. a habitational surname originally used to identify a person from Scotland.
“The author of the new book is a woman named Mary Scotland.”
“Historical records indicate that the Scotland family settled in this region during the early nineteenth century.”
Formal
Etymology
From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”), Icelandic Skotland (“Scotland”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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