What's the difference between caledonian and scot?

Caledonian


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch.
  • (n.) A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or Scotland.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) All five teams in that first league - Old Caledonians were the first champions - were made up of British players.
  • (2) A model is proposed, for "mediterranean" vs "caledonian" melanoma, in which the phenotypic sequence melanocytic nevus----melanoma would exhibit peculiar characteristics.
  • (3) The author gives the results of an entomological survey in neo-caledonian archipelago (New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands), november-december 1972.
  • (4) Earlier this week, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian universities resigned their membership; meanwhile Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Qualifications Authority became the latest public agencies to stand down, taking the total number of resignations to more than 16, including two companies whose directors support the yes campaign.
  • (5) Most of the New Caledonian nickel plants belong to the order Violales of subclass Dilleniidae.
  • (6) An epidemiological survey on avian chlamydiosis, carried out by serological probing in 8 pigeon breeders representative of New Caledonian livestock, combined with bacteriological research on pigeon organs and droppings was set up in New Caledonia in order to determine the prevalence rate of this infection and to adapt sanitary regulations concerning pigeon imports.
  • (7) 5.15pm, and I'm harbouring serious reservations about the mental well-being of Guardian Unlimited Football's readership: "I am sitting alone in my serviced apartment in Singapore, wearing a Scotland top and boxer shorts like a Caledonian David Mellor, nursing the dregs of my one and only can of Tiger," writes Neil Cocker, in what can only be a cry for help.
  • (8) In days gone by the Granite City had its own high-speed rail line: as part of the race to the north between competing railway companies, the Caledonian railway company built a direct line from Perth to Montrose through the Angus town of Forfar, slashing journey times.
  • (9) Which is all well and good, but you’re intrigued to know what’s going on at Celtic Park, where Celtic are entertaining Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
  • (10) Even the world’s established democracies such as America, France and Canada would soon be lusting for the Caledonian stamp of approval.
  • (11) The latter position is the view I take in my just-published book, Caledonian Dreaming: The Quest for a Different Scotland , which looks at the wider canvas of social change and the independence debate, the multiple crises of Britain – economic, social and democratic – and the prospects for a different Scotland.
  • (12) A number of routes run by Caledonian ferries in the west of Scotland were also either disrupted or cancelled.
  • (13) The more developed US-associated states, 2 New Zealand-associated states, and the New Caledonian Europeans all have reasonably low mortality and relatively high proportional mortality from cardiovascular disease.
  • (14) Two cases of human intoxication caused by the lyophilized powder of Lissoclinum bistratum Sluiter, a New Caledonian ascidian, are reported.
  • (15) There are many on the Labour left who will hear that kind of language as proof that Miliband vacated orthodox socialist positions and paid a price for it in an epic Caledonian collapse.
  • (16) Britain has announced upgrades to its Caledonian and London-Penzance sleeper services, while China and Russia have invested in new night-train carriages, he pointed out.
  • (17) Five alkaloids have been isolated from a New Caledonian sponge Xestospongia sp.
  • (18) 3.24pm GMT Some latest scores ... Premier League: Hull City 0-1 Newcastle Championship: Watford 1-0 Blackpool, Leicester 1-0 Charlton League One: Bradford 1-0 Stevenage , Preston 1-1 Walsall, Rotherham, 2-0 Notts County, Tranmere 0-1 Oldham League Two: Cheltenham 1-1 Bury, Plymouth 1-0 Morecambe, York 1-0 Exeter SPL: Aberdeen 1-0 St Johnstone, Celtic 1-0 Inveress Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell 1-0 Hearts, Ross County 1-1 Partick No goals anywhere else ... yet.
  • (19) Paul Convery, who represents the Caledonian ward on Islington council for Labour, told the Guardian he had prompted the council's planning inspectorate to investigate after seeing photographs of the flat, saying he suspected it had been created by subdividing an existing studio flat without planning permission.
  • (20) I took the Caledonian Sleeper from London, which leaves at 9.15pm and is due to arrive in Fort William mid-morning.

Scot


Definition:

  • (n.) A name for a horse.
  • (n.) A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.
  • (n.) A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a mulct; a fine; a shot.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was sparked by Ferguson's decision to sue Magnier over the lucrative stud fees now being earned by retired racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, which the Scot used to co-own.
  • (2) It is what struck me, too, about Gordon Aikman , a 29-year-old Scot with a terminal diagnosis of motor neurone disease.
  • (3) After a fairly competitive first set, it turned into a rout almost on the scale of the triple-bagle thrashing the Scot gave the Luxembourg part-timer Laurent Bram when he returned to Davis Cup action in Glasgow four years ago.
  • (4) If the Scots vote yes to independence on 18 September 2014, everyone else is affected willy-nilly, not just the Scots themselves.
  • (5) The XI the Scot sent out featured no Robin van Persie, who was on the bench, while Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Chris Smalling, Danny Welbeck and Marouane Fellaini did not make the squad due to injuries.
  • (6) In the latest round of the epic divorce battle between Michelle and Scot Young, the judge, Mr Justice Moor, is making a fresh attempt to discover how much the property dealer is worth.
  • (7) The leading edge of the rod a-wave recorded from normal observers and patients with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) was described by a linear process for flash intensities up to the maximum available flash intensity, 2.0 log scot td-sec.
  • (8) The most recent poll on independence among Scots who say they are certain to vote next year has 28% opting for independence, 50% for remaining in the UK and 22% still to decide.
  • (9) Read more on Scottish independence • ' I believe in solidarity with the folk living south of Carlisle ' • ' The UK is on shifting sands – we can't assume survival ' • ' Better Together is truly scraping the barrel now ' The fact is that far from fearing the breakup of the UK, the English are looking at the benefits that devolution has brought the Scots and asking why they are not able to enjoy the same.
  • (10) Clarification: Jirehouse Capital and Stephen Jones - see Clarification and footnote Jailed British property developer Scot Young, an associate of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, constructed a secret network of offshore companies to hold his assets during a multimillion-pound divorce battle, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ's) research.
  • (11) The supreme court judges had ruled that there was not "the remotest chance that the European court would hold that, because of other protections that Scots law provides for accused persons, the Scottish system could omit the safeguard of allowing legal advice prior to interviewing".
  • (12) China and India got away, the largest producers of CO 2 internationally, got away scot-free,” he said.
  • (13) No call for the resurrection of the proud, shared traditions of Scots, Welsh and English people as they defied the powerful to build a better society; no convincing pledge that a new Britain would be forged, just and equal and fair unlike what New Labour failed to deliver.
  • (14) The biographer of James Maxton, a Scots leftwinger with his own iconic status, he knows about party loyalties and tribal heroes.
  • (15) When you go up from the Championship everyone says how great you are and you sit there and take the plaudits, so when the team goes down I’ll take the brunt of the blame,” said the Scot.
  • (16) The Scot has spoken many times of his ill fortune in reaching his peak at a time when his vanquished opponent Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have dominated.
  • (17) So, the Scots learned to vote tactically, ganged up on the Tories and reduced the Conservative party in Scotland to a rump.
  • (18) After the Scot sued Rooney over allegations in a biography the pair reconciled but whether Moyes would want him to stay at United is not yet clear, though he will have the final say on the striker's future.
  • (19) Clements is pushing ahead with The Scots At War, another hint of the direction that STV is moving in, not so much for the nationalistic subject matter – part of it will focus on the Black Watch – but because it is co-produced by the History Channel.
  • (20) She was questioned by Scot Young, who is representing himself.

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