Scotland

geographical name

Scot·​land ˈskät-lənd 

variants or Latin Caledonia

ˌka-lə-ˈdō-nyə 

-nē-ə

or Medieval Latin Scotia

ˈskō-shə 

country in northern Great Britain bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital Edinburgh area 29,797 square miles (77,174 square kilometers), population 5,295,403

see also scot sense 2, scotch entry 2 sense 2, scotsman, scotswoman