scotland
/ˈskɑt.lənd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
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Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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!”"
Etymology
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Scotland, Sċotland
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskɑt.lənd/
- British English: /ˈskɒt.lənd/