Meaning of "scotia" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCOTIA

Via Latin from Greek skotia, from skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCOTIA

scotia  [ˈskəʊʃə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOTIA

Scotia is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCOTIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scotia

Scotia was originally a Roman name for Ireland, inhabited by the people they called Scoti or Scotii. Use of the name shifted in the Middle Ages to designate the part of the island of Great Britain lying north of the Firth of Forth, the Kingdom of Alba. By the later Middle Ages it had become the fixed Latin term for what in English is called Scotland.

Definition of scotia in the English dictionary

The definition of scotia in the dictionary is a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings.

TRANSLATION OF SCOTIA

Find out the translation of scotia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scotia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scotia» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 舍
• Translator English - Spanish: scotia
• English: scotia
• Translator English - Hindi: स्कोटिया
• Translator English - Arabic: سكوتيا
• Translator English - Russian: Шотландия
• Translator English - Portuguese: escócia
• Translator English - Bengali: স্কটিয়া
• Translator English - French: écosse
• Translator English - Malay: Scotia
• Translator English - German: Scotia
• Translator English - Japanese: スコシア
• Translator English - Korean: 스코샤
• Translator English - Javanese: Scotia
• Translator English - Vietnamese: scotia
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்காட்டியா
• Translator English - Marathi: स्कॉतिया
• Translator English - Turkish: scotia
• Translator English - Italian: scotia
• Translator English - Polish: Szkocja
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Шотландія
• Translator English - Romanian: Scotia
• Translator English - Greek: σκοτία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Scotia
• Translator English - Swedish: scotia
• Translator English - Norwegian: scotia

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOTIA»

Discover the use of scotia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scotia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867

Smith labored over a decade, to construct this vast index of heretofore widely scattered Nova Scotia immigrants from numerous archives in North America and abroad(Part 1); and from 450 articles in Nova Scotia periodicals (Part 2).

Leonard H. Smith, 1994

Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia

This scarce work encompasses all surviving information on the nearly 10,000 Loyalists who were eligible for land in Nova Scotia.

‎2009

Nova Scotia

The most in-depth guide available to Nova Scotia, from picture-postcard favorites to hidden treats.

David Orkin, 2009

The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760

The Far Reaches of Empire chronicles the half century of Anglo-American efforts to establish dominion in Nova Scotia, an important French foothold in the New World.

John Grenier, 2008

After the Hector: The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and ...

This is the first fully documented and detailed account, produced in recent times, of one of the greatest early migrations of Scots to North America.

Lucille H. Campey, 2007

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island For Dummies

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Andrew Hempstead, 2012

The Black Loyalists: The Search for a Promised Land in Nova ...

The Black Loyalists depicts the unique expressions of the Black Loyalist identity to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone.

James W. St. G. Walker, 1992

Canada's Atlantic Provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, ...

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. This new edition explores the rugged coasts, sophisticated cities and historic towns--all in depth.

Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers, 2005

Native Orchids of Nova Scotia: A Field Guide

This book is for the non-professional who wants to know more about the Native Orchids of Nova Scotia.

Carl Munden, 2001

Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia ...

Author Robert N Clements, who served in the battalion throughout that period and rose from private to captain, wrote the story many years after the war, based on his personal memories and experiences.

Robert N. Clements, Brian Douglas Tennyson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOTIA»

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Nova Scotia dementia strategy to focus on improving diagnosis …

A three-year plan to improve care for people with dementia in Nova Scotia includes upgrading a telephone helpline and creating information for medical ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»

Central Nova's Liberal candidate David MacLeod withdraws from race

The federal Liberal Party candidate for Nova Scotia's Central Nova riding — currently represented by Conservative MP Peter MacKay — has withdrawn his ... «CBC.ca, May 15»

Suspicious packages linked to Asia delivered to Nova Scotia …

Suspicious packages from Asia were delivered to four more Nova Scotia courthouses Tuesday, with police and justice officials confirming there is a connection ... «CBC.ca, May 15»

Two Nova Scotia men receive life in prison for homeless man's death

It is difficult to fathom the “animalistic” actions of two men who targeted one of society's most vulnerable when they burned a homeless man alive, a Nova Scotia ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»

Nova Scotia film tax credit plan struck between province, industry

Nova Scotia's government has struck an agreement with members of the province's film industry over the planned cuts to the film tax credit, the two sides ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»

British sailors accused in gang rape of Nova Scotia woman granted …

Four British sailors accused of gang-raping a woman at 12 Wing Shearwater in Nova Scotia have been granted bail and ordered to stay in the province. The four ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»

Nova Scotia Liberals slash funding to community groups

The Nova Scotia Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association went from getting $79,000 in the 2014-2015 budget to $39,500 in 2015-2016. «CBC.ca, Apr 15»

Nova Scotia film tax credit supporters rally at Province House

William Shatner lent his support to Nova Scotia's film industry on Wednesday, as thousands of people protested planned cuts to a tax credit outside of Province ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»

Nova Scotia government delivers hard-line budget, cuts 320 jobs

Whalen said the new Business Department, headed up by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Service Nova Scotia Mark Furey, will focus on sectors that have high ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»

Air Canada Plane Lands Short of Runway in Nova Scotia

OTTAWA — An Air Canada Airbus A320 landed in an antenna array 1,100 feet short of a runway in Halifax, Nova Scotia, early Sunday morning, shearing off its ... «New York Times, Mar 15»