Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotia

/ˈskoʊ.ʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: Sco-tia
IPA: /ˈskoʊ.ʃə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Scotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.

name

name

A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

name

A village in Nebraska.

name

A village in the town of Glenville, Schenectady County, New York.

name

A town in South Carolina.

name

A locality in the Unincorporated Far West Area and the Wentworth council area, western New South Wales, Australia.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"1958 - Scotia Plan Loans [...] The Bank of Nova Scotia becomes the first Canadian bank to promote lending to the average consumer."
"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"
"At Scotia Dental in Halifax, our dentists [...]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scotia, σκοτία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskoʊ.ʃə/
British English: /ˈskəʊ.ʃə/

Inflected Forms

scotias (plural)

Phrases

Scotia Sea

Synonyms

trochilus

Rhymes With

osha kenosha xhosa gosha

Questions

How do you pronounce scotia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskoʊ.ʃə/.
What does scotia mean?: Scotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Where does scotia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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