Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The people of Scotland who settled in Ulster, or their descendants.
- noun The variety of Scots spoken in Ulster.
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- proper noun A variant of the
Scots language spoken inNorthern Ireland (Ulster).
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Examples
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I cannot, however, agree with his latest piece, in which he endorses a suggestion by Robert Ramsey, a retired former civil servant who has penned his memoirs, that unionism should seek to define itself in ethno-linguistic terms, aligning itself with 'Ulster Scots' and seeking to establish that identity as one of the recognised 'peoples' of Europe.
British Blogs 2009
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The Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland are quite proud of having ties to a past American president.
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They had a unique spirit, very different from the Castilians who ruled New Spain, the East Anglian Puritans who dominated New England, the Dutch merchants and patroons of New Netherland, the Cavaliers who ran Virginia, the Quakers of Pennsylvania, the North Britons and Ulster Scots of Backcountry America.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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They had a unique spirit, very different from the Castilians who ruled New Spain, the East Anglian Puritans who dominated New England, the Dutch merchants and patroons of New Netherland, the Cavaliers who ran Virginia, the Quakers of Pennsylvania, the North Britons and Ulster Scots of Backcountry America.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Bob - if freedom-loving Presbyterians can be central to the Ulster Scots cultural revival, Anglicans need a counter-narrative.
"It secures peace" - the Anglican bequest Burke's Corner 2007
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I have absolutely no knowledge of the Irish Language or Ulster Scots, but I'm told Mr Kelly spoke both during his discourse.
Archive 2007-10-01 David Maxwell 2007
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I have absolutely no knowledge of the Irish Language or Ulster Scots, but I'm told Mr Kelly spoke both during his discourse.
KELLY'S FULLY SIGNED UP TO PARITY David Maxwell 2007
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Voter Registration Form for Ulster Scots link15 comments|post comment navigation viewing
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We'd prefer traditional names within our ethnic heritage, which is mainly Ulster Scots (Scotch-Irish), English, Irish, German, Swiss German, Dutch, and (very slightly and not officially) Cherokee.
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We'd prefer traditional names within our ethnic heritage, which is mainly Ulster Scots (Scotch-Irish), English, Irish, German, Swiss German, Dutch, and (very slightly and not officially) Cherokee.
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