Scotland
Syllabification: (Scot·land)
Pronunciation: /ˈskätlənd/
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Definition of Scotland
Scotland was settled by Celtic peoples during the Bronze and early Iron ages. An independent country in the Middle Ages, it was amalgamated with England as a result of the union of the Crowns in 1603 and of the Parliaments in 1707. The distinctive Celtic society of the Highlands, based on clans, was destroyed in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprisings of 1715 and 1745–46. In 1997, the Scots voted to establish a devolved parliament with tax-raising powers. Scotland’s economy benefited in the 20th century from the discovery of North Sea oil
