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Scottish vs Welsh - What's the difference?

scottish | welsh |

As adjectives the difference between scottish and welsh

is that scottish is of a person, native to or born in Scotland while Welsh is (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation.

As proper nouns the difference between scottish and welsh

is that scottish is the people of Scotland while Welsh is the Welsh language.

As a verb welsh is

to swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.

scottish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a person, native to or born in Scotland.
  • Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.

    • Proper noun

  • The people of Scotland.

    • Related terms

    * * *

    External links

    * ("Scottish" on Wikipedia)

    welsh

    English

    (wikipedia Welsh)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • *1985 , , In Search of the Trojan War :
  • *:The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
  • (label) Foreign; non-native.
  • *:
  • *:By my hede sayd syr Gareth I wylle ryde vnto my lord sir launcelot for to helpe hym // ye shalle not soo said sir Bors by my counceylle / onles that ye were desguysed / ye shalle see me dysguysed said syre Gareth / and there with al he aspyed a wallysshe knyghte where he was to repose hym
  • Of or pertaining to Wales.
  • Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales.
  • Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.)

    • Derived terms

    * Middle Welsh * Old Welsh * Welsher * Welshman * Welshness * Welshwoman * Welsh ale * Welsh Black * Welsh cake * Welsh chimney * Welsh cob * Welsh Corgi * Welsh dresser * Welsh lump * Welsh mountain pony * Welsh nephew * Welsh Not * Welsh onion * Welshpool * Welsh pony * Welsh rabbit * Welsh rarebit * Welsh terrier * Welsh web * Welsh yard

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Welsh language.
  • * 1832 , (Queen Victoria), journal, 6 Aug 1832:
    • 9 minutes to 2. We just stopped to have our horses' mouths washed, and there all people spoke welsh .
  • (collectively) The people of Wales.
  • for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
  • A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.

    • Synonyms

    * (language) Cymric, Kymric

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * (cy)

    External links

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    References