Scotland

geographical name

Scot·​land ˈskät-lənd How to pronounce Scotland (audio)
variants or Latin Caledonia or Medieval Latin Scotia
country in northern Great Britain bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital Edinburgh area 29,797 square miles (77,174 square kilometers), population 5,295,403

see also scot sense 2, scotch entry 2 sense 2, scotsman, scotswoman

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“Scotland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scotland. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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