Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: scot
IPA transcription: [sk'ɑt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Scot, Scotsman, Scotchman
    Meaning: a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Usage examples
  • John Scotus Erigena ('John the Irish-born Scot') of the ninth century taught in Paris; he was the greatest Greek scholar of his time, and was equally eminent in Theology.
  • The French army, under the command of Stuart d'Aubigny, a valiant Scot, arrived on the 25th of June, 1501, before Rome, and there received a communication in the form of a bull of the pope which removed the crown of Naples from the head of Frederick III., and partitioned that fief of the Holy See between the Kings of France and Spain.