Scotch-Irish or (more recently) Scots-Irish may refer to;
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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 — ☆ 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 — /skoch uy rish/, n. 1. (used with a plural v.) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Scotch Irish. 3. of mixed Scottish and Irish descent. Also, Scots Irish. [1735 45] … Universalium
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
