■ adjective relating to Scotland or its people.
■ noun [as pluralnoun the ~ ] the people of Scotland.
Derivatives
~ness noun
Usage
~ , Scot , Scots , and Scotch are all variants of the same word, but have developed different uses and connotations in modern English. Today, it is advisable to use ~ to mean ‘relating to Scotland or its people’, and Scot (along with Scotsman , Scotswoman , and the plural form the Scots ) to mean ‘a person from Scotland’. See also usage at Scotch and Scots .