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Scotland (country) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 57 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 57.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was inhabited by 3rd millenium BCE; Rome invaded, but never subdued native Picts; invaded by Scots from Ireland in the 6th century CE; Picts and Scots united in 844; invaded by Norsemen beginning in the 8th century; first linked with English monarchy in 12th century; 16th century marked by religious turmoil; Crowns of Scotland and England united in 1603, parliaments in 1707; significant percentage still read or speak Scottish Gaelic language. |
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| Scotland (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Écosse (C,O)
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| Schottland (C,O,German)
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| Escocia (C,O,Spanish)
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| Escócia (C,O,Portuguese)
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| Scozia (C,O,Italian)
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| Scottish (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Scotch (C,O)
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| Scotish (C,O)
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| סקוטלנד (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Alba (C,U,Scots Gaelic)
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| Albain (C,U,Irish Gaelic)
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| Ecosse (C,U,French)
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| Escòcia (C,U,Catalan)
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| Schotland (C,U,O,Dutch)
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| Skos (C,U,Breton)
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| Škotija (C,U,Lithuanian)
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| Skotlando (C,U,Esperanto)
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| Skotlanti (C,U,Finnish)
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| Skottland (C,U,Swedish)
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| Skottland (Norwegian)
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| Yr Alban (C,U,Welsh)
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| Шотландия (C,U,Russian)
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| Caledoni (H,V)
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| Caledonia (H,O,Latin)
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| Calidonia (H,V)
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| country (preferred, C) |
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area was united under one king by 9th cen.; has been joined with England under one parliament since 1707 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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