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Scots has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the dialect of English used in Scotland

2

plural of Scot

Adjective
1

of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

"Scots Gaelic"

"the Scots community in New York"

"`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"

"`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

2

Scottish

Proper Noun
1

A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

Example Sentences
"Scots Gaelic" adjective
"the Scots community in New York" adjective
"`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'" adjective
"`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" adjective
See Also
scottish scotland ullans drammach fall scotch taghairm farthingland
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Rhyming Words
gots pots dots mots lots jots nots tots cots hots rots bots blots clots foots plots shots snots trots slots
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