name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Canada, General-American:/ˈskoʊ.ʃə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈskəʊ.ʃə/
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/ˈskoʊʃə/
CMU ARPABET:S K OW1 SH AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Scotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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Meaning 2
Nova Scotia
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Meaning 3
A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
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Meaning 4
A village in Nebraska.
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Meaning 5
A village in the town of Glenville, Schenectady County, New York.
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Meaning 6
A town in South Carolina.
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Meaning 7
A locality in the Unincorporated Far West Area and the Wentworth council area, western New South Wales, Australia.
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noun
Meaning 8
A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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History
Etymology
From Latin Scotia (Scotland, lit. "Land of the Scots")
From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).
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Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.