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Scoto-1

Scotland or the Scots; Scotland and …

Latin Scōtus, a Scot.

Examples include Scotophile, someone fond of Scotland and the Scots, and Scotophobia, a hatred of Scotland and its people. When referring to an association or link between Scotland and another country the prefix is usually hyphenated, as in Scoto-Irish or Scoto-Norwegian.

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