Scotland

Scot·land
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Scotland/ˈskɔt.lənd/UK/ˈskɒt.lənd/US/ˈskɑt.lənd/

proper noun

A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.

OriginMiddle English Scotland ← Old English Sċotland →
Very commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.

    Our main story this week is Scotland. Americans know it as the birthplace of Shrek, and, and that accent you think you can do but actually can’t.

    2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
    2 more examples

    Head east out of Auckland, around the Firth of Thames and into the Coromandel Peninsula, and you'll see enough hills, valleys and sheep to remind you of the Scotland or Wales that the pioneers left behind.

    2000 July 15, Jonathan Freedland, “So far - so good”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 May 2014

    That’s right. Not even English flag poles can suddenly start treating Scotland with the respect it deserves. “Get this rag off me! Get it off! I can’t! Get this blue mess off me!”

    2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
  2. A place in England:
    1. A hamlet in Bucklebury parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5669).
    2. A hamlet in Burton Overy parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP6798).
    3. A hamlet in Staunton Harold parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3822).
    4. A hamlet in Ingoldsby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0030).
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas.
    2. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
    3. An unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida.
    4. A minor city in Telfair County and Wheeler County, Georgia.
    5. A township in McDonough County, Illinois.
    6. A census-designated place in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana.
    7. A community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
    8. An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
    9. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
    10. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
    11. A census-designated place in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
    12. A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
    13. A minor city in Archer County, Texas.
    14. A census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia.
  4. A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
HighlandsLowlands
Also see
albanyargyllshireberviekettle

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSċotland“Ireland", later also "Scotland”
  2. Middle EnglishScotland
  3. EnglishScotland

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”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Skotland
  • Skotlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Arabic إِسْكُتْلَنْدَا
  • إِسْكُتْلَنْدَا (ʔiskutlandā)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Basque Eskozia
  • Eskoziaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Bengali স্কটল্যান্ড
  • স্কটল্যান্ডconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Bulgarian Шотла́ндия
  • Шотла́ндия (Šotlándija)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Catalan Escòcia
  • Escòciaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Chinese Cantonese 蘇格蘭 /苏格兰
  • 蘇格蘭 /苏格兰 (sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Chinese Mandarin 蘇格蘭 /苏格兰
  • 蘇格蘭 /苏格兰 (Sūgélán)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Czech Skotsko
  • Skotskoconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Danish Skotland
  • Skotlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Dutch Schotland
  • Schotlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Esperanto Skotlando
  • Skotlandoconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Estonian Šotimaa
  • Šotimaaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Finnish Skotlanti
  • Skotlanticonstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
French Écosse
  • Écosseconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
German Schottland
  • Schottlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Greek Σκωτία
  • Σκωτία (Skotía)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Hawaiian Kekokia
  • Kekokiaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Hebrew סְקוֹטְלַנְד, סְקוֹטִיָה
  • סְקוֹטְלַנְד (sqóṭland)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • סְקוֹטִיָה (sqóṭiyâ)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Hindi स्कॉटलैंड
  • स्कॉटलैंड (skŏṭlaiṇḍ)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Hungarian Skócia
  • Skóciaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Icelandic Skotland
  • Skotlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Indonesian Skotlandia
  • Skotlandiaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Irish Albain, Alba
  • Albainconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Albaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Italian Scozia
  • Scoziaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Japanese スコットランド, 蘇格蘭
  • スコットランド (Sukottorando)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • 蘇格蘭 (Sukottorando)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Korean 스코틀랜드
  • 스코틀랜드 (Seukoteullaendeu)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Latin Caledonia, Scotia
  • Caledoniaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Scotiaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Latvian Skotija
  • Skotijaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Lithuanian Škotija
  • Škotijaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Malay Scotland
  • Scotlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Māori Kōtarani, Koterangi
  • Kōtaraniconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Koterangiconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Norwegian Bokmål Skottland
  • Skottlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Persian اسکاتلند
  • اسکاتلند (eskâtland)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Polish Szkocja
  • Szkocjaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Portuguese Escócia
  • Escóciaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Punjabi ਸਕਾਟਲੈਂਡ
  • ਸਕਾਟਲੈਂਡ (sakāṭlaiṇḍ)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Romanian Scoția
  • Scoțiaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Russian Шотла́ндия
  • Шотла́ндия (Šotlándija)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Scottish Gaelic Alba
  • Albaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Slovak Škótsko
  • Škótskoconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Spanish Escocia
  • Escociaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Swahili Uskoti, Uskochi
  • Uskoticonstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Uskochiconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Swedish Skottland
  • Skottlandconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Tagalog Eskosya
  • Eskosyaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Tamil ஸ்காட்லாந்து
  • ஸ்காட்லாந்து (skāṭlāntu)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Thai สกอตแลนด์
  • สกอตแลนด์ (sà-gɔ́t-lɛɛn)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Turkish İskoçya
  • İskoçyaconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Ukrainian Шотландія
  • Шотландія (Šotlandija)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Urdu اسکاٹ لینڈ, اسکاٹلینڈ
  • اسکاٹ لینڈ (askāṭ lainḍ)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • اسکاٹلینڈ (askāṭlainḍ)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Vietnamese Xcốt-len, Ê-cốt
  • Xcốt-lenconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Ê-cốtconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Tô Cách Lanconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
  • Scôtlenconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Welsh yr Alban
  • yr Albanconstituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Yiddish שאָטלאַנד
  • שאָטלאַנד (shotland)constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England
Cite this entry
APA

Scotland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotland

MLA

“Scotland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scotland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotland.

Source: Scotland on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.