Scotia

See also: scotia and Scoția

English

Etymology

From Latin Scotia (Scotland, lit. "Land of the Scots")

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scotia

  1. (poetic) a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
  2. Nova Scotia
    • 1958, “Scotiabank Timeline”, in Scotiabank Canada[1], retrieved 20 June 2023, page 2:
      1958 - Scotia Plan Loans [...] The Bank of Nova Scotia becomes the first Canadian bank to promote lending to the average consumer.
    • 2009, “I'm So Scotian”‎[2]performed by Hellafactz:
      Just listen how the flow sounds / And you gon' learn quick I represent Sco-town (Scotia) / Illville to be exact / Shout out to Uniacke / Straight up to w:North Preston and back
    • 2023 June 20 (last accessed), Scotia Dental[3]:
      At Scotia Dental in Halifax, our dentists [...]
  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  4. A village in Nebraska.
  5. A village in New York.
  6. A town in South Carolina.
  7. A locality in the Unincorporated Far West Area and the Wentworth council area, western New South Wales, Australia.

Anagrams

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsko.tsja/

Proper noun

Scotia

  1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Holonyms

Latin

Etymology

From Scōtī (the Scots people).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scōtia f sg (genitive Scōtiae); first declension

  1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Calēdonia
  2. Ireland (an island and country in Northern Europe)
    Synonyms: Īvernia, Hī̆bernia

Usage notes

Scōtia initially was an alternate name for Hibernia (Ireland).

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Scōtia
genitive Scōtiae
dative Scōtiae
accusative Scōtiam
ablative Scōtiā
vocative Scōtia

Derived terms

Descendants

Scots

Proper noun

Scotia

  1. (poetic) Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)