a Scots accent

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• Scots — Scots1 [ skats ] adjective SCOTTISH: a Scots accent Scots law Scots Scots 2 [ skats ] noun uncount a variety of English spoken in Scotland …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Scots — adjective another term for Scottish. noun the form of English used in Scotland. Usage Although Scots can mean ‘Scottish’, it tends to be used to refer specifically to the form of English used in Scotland, as in a Scots accent. See also usage at… …   English new terms dictionary

• Scots — I UK [skɒts] / US [skɑts] adjective Scottish a Scots accent Scots law II UK [skɒts] / US [skɑts] noun [uncountable] a variety of English spoken in Scotland …   English dictionary

• Scots — adj. & n. esp. Sc. adj. 1 = SCOTTISH adj. 2 in the dialect, accent, etc., of (esp. Lowlands) Scotland. n. 1 = SCOTTISH n. 2 the form of English spoken in (esp. Lowlands) Scotland. Etymology: ME orig. Scottis, north. var. of SCOTTISH …   Useful english dictionary

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• Charles I — /chahrlz/; Fr. /shannrddl/ 1. Charlemagne. 2. ( the Bald ) A.D. 823 877, king of France 840 877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875 877. 3. 1500 58, king of Spain 1516 56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519 56. 4 …   Universalium

• Scot — [[t]skɒ̱t[/t]] Scots 1) N COUNT A Scot is a person of Scottish origin. 2) N UNCOUNT Scots is a dialect of the English language that is spoken in Scotland. There are things you can express in Scots that you can t say in English. 3) ADJ: usu ADJ n… …   English dictionary

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