FromMiddle EnglishScotland,Scotlond, fromOld EnglishScotland(“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally“land of the Scots”), equivalent toScot +‎-land. CompareWest FrisianSkotlân(“Scotland”),DutchSchotland(“Scotland”),GermanSchottland(“Scotland”),DanishSkotland(“Scotland”),IcelandicSkotland(“Scotland”).

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ˈskɒt.lənd/
• (US)IPA^(key):/ˈskɑt.lənd/

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• (Scotland,Northern England)IPA^(key):/ˈskɔʔ.lənd/
• Hyphenation:Scot‧land

Scotland

2. Aconstituent country of theUnited Kingdom, located in northwestEurope to the north of England.
   • 2014,Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, inLast Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode17,John Oliver (actor),Warner Bros. Television, viaHBO:

     Our main story this week isScotland. Americans know it as the birthplace of Shrek, and, and that accent you think you can do but actually can’t.

   • 2014,Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, inLast Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode17,John Oliver (actor),Warner Bros. Television, viaHBO:

     That’s right. Not even English flag poles can suddenly start treatingScotland with the respect it deserves. “Get this rag off me! Get it off! I can’t! Get this blue mess off me!”

3. A habitationalsurname referring to someone from Scotland.

• In the history of Scotland, the country'smonarchs should not be described as "Kings of Scotland" but as "Kings ofScots".

• Highlands,Lowlands

• Scotch
• Scottish
• Scots
• Scotsman
• Scotswoman

• Traditional Scottish counties

• cotlands

Inherited fromOld EnglishSċott(“Scot”) +‎land(“land”).

Sċotland

1. Scotland (a medievalkingdom inNorthern Europe)

Sċott(“Scot”) +‎land(“land”)

• IPA^(key):/ˈʃot.lɑnd/

Sċotland n

1. land of the Scots inHibernia, i.e.Ireland (a large island inNorthern Europe)
2. land of the Scots inBritain, i.e.Scotland (a medievalkingdom inNorthern Europe)

Stronga-stem:

• (Ireland):Īrland,Īra land
• (Scotland):Sċotta land

Scotland

1. Scotland (aconstituent country of theUnited Kingdom)