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It's the name of a country. The name itself doesn't have any particular meaning; one could infer it's a shortened form of "Land of the Scots."
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Scotland gets it name from the Scotti people who came from Ireland to what is now Scotland - Scotti means pirate.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoScotland is one of the countries within the United Kingdom, which is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its status is similar to individual states within the United States.
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∙ 12y agoA country in the UK :)
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∙ 10y agoIt's a proper noun.
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