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Scottish Championship
Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (Division Two), featuring promotion play-offs to the Premiership and clubs such as Raith Rovers and Stenhousemuir.
Scottish Church College (স্কটিশ চার্চ কলেজ)
Scottish Church College (স্কটিশ চার্চ কলেজ), Kolkata, founded 13 July 1830 by Alexander Duff as the General Assembly's Institution; merged with Duff College in 1908, named Scottish Church College in 1929; Calcutta University-affiliated Christian minority college.
Scottish clan
Scottish clan, from Gaelic clann (children): Highland and Islands kinship group led by a chief, dating from the 11th to 12th centuries, a minority structure alongside Lowland families; suppressed after 1745, revived as heritage with invented clan tartans.
Scottish cuisine
Scottish cuisine: traditional cooking of Scotland built on oats, dairy, root vegetables, and hardy livestock; known for haggis (national dish, first recipe 15th century), cullen skink, cranachan, shortbread, whisky, and PGI-protected produce like Stornoway Black Pudding and Ayrshire Dunlop cheese.
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup, founded in 1873, is Scotland's annual knockout football cup organized by the Scottish FA, whose trophy is the oldest in association football; Celtic lead with 43 wins.
Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Deerhound, Royal Dog of Scotland: a large rough-coated Scottish sighthound bred to course red deer. Males 30-32 inches and 85-110 pounds; AKC-registered since 1886; ownership once restricted to earls and above.
Scottish English
Scottish English, whose standard form is Standard Scottish English (SSE), is the variety of English spoken in Scotland, distinct from Scots and Gaelic; defined by Scottish pronunciation, vocabulary, idiom, a bipolar continuum with broad Scots, and corpora like SCOTS.
Scottish Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment, also called the Enlightenment in Scotland, was the eighteenth-century intellectual movement centered on Scotland's five universities, producing Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations (1776), Hume's philosophy and history, and advances in science.
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA), Scottish executive agency 1991-2009 enforcing UK, EU and international fisheries law in Scottish waters and ports; merged into Marine Scotland (Marine Directorate Compliance) in 2009; distinct from Ireland's Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.
Scottish Fold
Scottish Fold, a cat breed from a 1961 Scottish farm cat named Susie, with ears folded forward by a dominant TRPV4 cartilage mutation; recognized by CFA in four divisions but restricted in Britain over osteochondrodysplasia.
Scottish football league system
Scottish football league system: the promotion-and-relegation pyramid from the SPFL Premiership down to tier 6 regional leagues, plus the women's SWPL pyramid, Pyramid Play-Offs, Bronze licence rules, and the 2026/27 tier 5 restructure.
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a Goidelic Celtic language spoken in Scotland for over 1,500 years; official status under the Scottish Languages Act 2025, 69,701 speakers per the 2022 census, Bòrd na Gàidhlig oversight.
Scottish Gaelic revival
The Scottish Gaelic revival is the movement to reverse the decline of Scottish Gaelic, a minority Celtic language, through Gaelic-medium education, broadcasting, and the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, which gave Gaelic official status.
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is Scotland's devolved executive under the Scotland Act 1998, led by First Minister John Swinney from Bute House, with eight Cabinet Secretaries, eleven Ministers, and a civil service headed by Permanent Secretary Joe Griffin overseeing around 125 agencies.
Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands: mountainous region of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, containing the Grampian Mountains and Ben Nevis, shaped by glaciation, the Highland Clearances, and a natural-capital-based economy.
Scottish independence
Scottish independence, also called Scottish separatism, is the movement for Scotland to leave the United Kingdom; its 2014 referendum was defeated 55.25% to 44.65% amid about 85% turnout.
Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Cup): Scotland's second knockout cup, SPFL-run since 1946/47. Summer group stage of 40 clubs since 2016-17, penalty bonus points, Celtic record 22 wins.
Scottish League One
Scottish League One (William Hill League One) is the third tier of Scottish men's football, run by the SPFL since 2013, with 10 clubs in 2025-26, play-off promotion and relegation, and a planned 14-team format from 2027-28.
Scottish League Two
Scottish League Two (William Hill League Two) is Scotland's fourth-tier football league, run by the SPFL since 2013 with 10 clubs, promotion to League One and a pyramid play-off against Highland/Lowland League winners.
Scottish Lowlands
Scottish Lowlands: the region south of the Highland Boundary Fault, covering the Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands; Scots-speaking, agriculturally fertile, and historically distinct from the Gaelic Highlands.
Scottish mythology
Scottish mythology, also called the mythology of Scotland, is the body of myths, legends, and supernatural traditions associated with Scotland, from pre-Christian Celtic belief to national myths.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is Scotland's centre-left, social democratic pro-independence party, founded in 1934, in government since 2007, led by John Swinney, and the largest party after the 2026 Holyrood election.
Scottish nationalism
Scottish nationalism: movement for Scottish self-government or independence from the UK, also called the independence movement. Key marks: SNP founded 1934, devolution 1999, 2014 referendum lost 55-45, 2022 Supreme Court ruling, civic-nationalism claim.
Scottish Open (golf)
Scottish Open (Genesis Scottish Open), Scotland's national open golf championship, founded 1972, co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour since 2022, held at The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, the week before The Open; 2026 winner Tom Kim at 17 under.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), devolved Scottish legislature of 129 MSPs elected by the Additional Member System since 1999, with 73 constituency and 56 regional members; SNP largest party after the 2026 election.
Scottish people
Scottish people: residents of Scotland defined in official statistics by self-described national identity rather than ethnicity. 65.5% identified as Scottish only in the 2022 census; 12.9% had a minority ethnic background; Scots and Gaelic are the indigenous languages.
Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League (SPL), Scotland's top football league 1998–2013, formed by a breakaway from the Scottish Football League; expanded 10 to 12 clubs in 2000–01 with the 33-game split; merged into the SPFL on 27 June 2013.
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Premiership, also called William Hill Premiership, top division of the SPFL since 2013; 12 clubs play 38 games with a top-six/bottom-six split after 33 rounds; Celtic and Rangers dominate revenue.
Scottish Professional Football League
Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), formed June 27, 2013 by merger of the SFL and SPL, runs Scotland's 42-club professional league: Premiership, Championship, League One, League Two, plus the League Cup, Challenge Cup, and SWPL League Cup.
Scottish Rally Championship
The Scottish Rally Championship (SRC) is a mixed-surface rally championship in Scotland, sanctioned by Motorsport UK, running about seven rounds a year, mostly on gravel.