scotland
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1. one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | antonine wall, |
| definition | : | a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | caledonian canal, |
| definition | : | a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cheviot hills, cheviots, |
| definition | : | a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cumbria, |
| definition | : | a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | caledonia, |
| definition | : | the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | highlands, highlands of scotland, |
| definition | : | a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | galloway, |
| definition | : | a district in southwestern Scotland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | aberdeen, |
| definition | : | a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | balmoral castle, |
| definition | : | a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lothian region, |
| definition | : | a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | glasgow, |
| definition | : | largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | orkney islands, |
| definition | : | an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | shetland, shetland islands, zetland, |
| definition | : | an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | clyde, |
| definition | : | a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | firth of clyde, |
| definition | : | a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | firth of forth, |
| definition | : | a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | forth, forth river, |
| definition | : | a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | loch achray, |
| definition | : | a lake in central Scotland (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | loch linnhe, |
| definition | : | an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | loch ness, |
| definition | : | a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | gb, great britain, |
| definition | : | an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | europe, |
| definition | : | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | curling, |
| definition | : | a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | bannockburn, |
| definition | : | a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of langside, langside, |
| definition | : | (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | dirk, |
| definition | : | a relatively long dagger with a straight blade (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | tawse, |
| definition | : | a leather strap for punishing children (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | ceilidh, |
| definition | : | an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling (noun.event) |
| domain member region | : | scunner, |
| definition | : | a strong dislike (noun.feeling) |
| domain member region | : | bap, |
| definition | : | a small loaf or roll of soft bread (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | haggis, |
| definition | : | made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | ben, |
| definition | : | a mountain or tall hill (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | brae, |
| definition | : | a slope or hillside (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | firth, |
| definition | : | a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | glen, |
| definition | : | a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | kelpie, kelpy, |
| definition | : | (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | bairn, |
| definition | : | a child: son or daughter (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | laird, |
| definition | : | a landowner (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | thane, |
| definition | : | a feudal lord or baron (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | lammastide, |
| definition | : | the season of Lammas (noun.time) |
| domain member region | : | wee, |
| definition | : | a short time (noun.time) |
| domain member region | : | bashful, blate, |
| definition | : | disposed to avoid notice (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | blae, |
| definition | : | of bluish-black or grey-blue (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | leal, |
| definition | : | faithful and true (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | caller, |
| definition | : | fresh (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | couthie, couthy, |
| definition | : | (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | langsyne, |
| definition | : | at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish) (adv.all) |
| domain member region | : | brave, braw, gay, |
| definition | : | brightly colored and showy (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | brave, braw, gay, |
| definition | : | brightly colored and showy (adj.all) |
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