scotia

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/ˈskoʊʃə/Canada, US/ˈskoʊ.ʃə/UK/ˈskəʊ.ʃə/

noun

A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

Similar
trochilus
OriginLatin scotia ← Ancient Greek σκοτία →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

scotia1

nounscotia (plural scotias)

plural scotias

  1. architectureA concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

    Synonyms: trochilus

Scotia2

proper noun
  1. poeticScotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
  2. Nova Scotia

    At Scotia Dental in Halifax, our dentists [...]

    2023 June 20 (last accessed), Scotia Dental
    2 more examples

    1958 - Scotia Plan Loans [...] The Bank of Nova Scotia becomes the first Canadian bank to promote lending to the average consumer.

    1958, “Scotiabank Timeline”, in Scotiabank Canada, retrieved 20 Jun 2023, page 2

    Just listen how the flow sounds / And you gon' learn quick I represent Sco-town (Scotia) / Illville to be exact / Shout out to Uniacke / Straight up to w:North Preston and back

    2009, “I'm So Scotian”performed by Hellafactz
  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  4. A village in Nebraska.
  5. A village in the town of Glenville, Schenectady County, New York.
  6. A town in South Carolina.
  7. A locality in the Unincorporated Far West Area and the Wentworth council area, western New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

Similar
trochilus
Also see
ireland

Origin

scotia · noun

  1. Ancient Greekσκοτία“dark, shadowy”
  2. Latinscotia
  3. Englishscotia

From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).

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Scotia · proper noun

From Latin Scotia (Scotland, lit. "Land of the Scots")

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Translations

Catalan escòcia
  • escòciatype of architectural molding
French scotie
  • scotietype of architectural molding
Italian scozia
  • scoziatype of architectural molding
Latin scotia
  • scotiatype of architectural molding

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

StoicaSciotaisotac
Cite this entry
APA

scotia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotia

MLA

“scotia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scotia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotia.

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