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Scotch-Irish — Scotch′ I′rish or Scots Irish n. 1) peo (used with a pl. v.) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century 2) peo of or pertaining to the Scotch Irish • Etymology: 1735–45 usage: See Scotch … From formal English to slang
Scotch-Irish — or (more recently) Scots Irish may refer to;* Ulster Scots people, an ethnic group in Ireland which ultimately traces its roots back to settlers from Scotland. * Scotch Irish American, descendents of Ulster Scots who first migrated to North… … Wikipedia
Scotch-Irish — ☆ Scotch Irish [skächī′rish ] adj. of those people of N Ireland descended from Scottish settlers, esp. those who emigrated to America … English World dictionary
Scotch-Irish — ADJ If someone, especially an American, is Scotch Irish, they are descended from both Scottish and Irish people, especially from Scottish people who had settled in Northern Ireland. [mainly AM] He was from an ordinary Scotch Irish family. N… … English dictionary
Scotch Irish Township, Rowan County, North Carolina — Scotch Irish Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,751 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Scotch Irish Township occupies 35.22 square miles in… … Wikipedia
Scotch-Irish American — Infobox Ethnic group group = Scotch Irish American caption = Andrew Jackson Robert Redford John McCain Mickey Cochrane Ulysses S. Grant Woodrow Wilson poptime = Scotch Irish 5,289,309 Americans cite web… … Wikipedia
scotch-irish — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Usage: usually capitalized S&I Etymology: scotch (III) 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the population of northern Ireland that is descended from Scotch settlers 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the… … Useful english dictionary
Municipio de Scotch Irish (condado de Rowan, Carolina del Norte) — Scotch Irish Municipio de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Scotch-Irish — adjective Date: 1744 of, relating to, or descended from Scottish settlers in northern Ireland … New Collegiate Dictionary
Scotch — (adj.) of Scotland, 1590s, contraction of SCOTTISH (Cf. Scottish). Disdained by the Scottish because of the many insulting and pejorative formations made from it by the English (e.g. Scotch attorney, a Jamaica term from 1864 for strangler vines) … Etymology dictionary
