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Scot.

A person born in or native to Scotland.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskɒt/UK/ˈskɑt/US/ˈskɔʔ/Scotland
  1. A person born in or native to Scotland.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Scot, from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.

name/ˈskɒt/UK/ˈskɑt/US/ˈskɔʔ/Scotland
  1. A surname

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Scot, from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.

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