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  1. Inhabitant of Scotland, part of Britain; or
  2. person of Scottish descent. Originally the
  3. Scots were a Celtic (Gaelic) people of N
  4. Ireland who migrated to Scotland in the 5th
  5. century. Although English is the main
  6. language, a distinct dialect called Lallans
  7. is spoken in the Scottish Lowlands. Scottish
  8. Gaelic is spoken by 1.3%, mainly in the
  9. Highlands. Norse elements are found in the
  10. dialect of Shetland.
  11.