Scott — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Scottish ancestry.

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   Renee Walters and Ashley Scott started the campaign to buy Freedom after Walters saw a viral post about buying a town “for the price of a New York apartment.”

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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   Then there’s Billy Long, a former auctioneer and Republican congressman who Trump nominated and was confirmed less than two months ago to head the Internal Revenue Service, with “little background in tax policy beyond promoting a fraud-riddled tax credit”. Long has already been fired after clashing with the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent. Long was the sixth person to head the IRS this year.

3. A placename: A municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

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4. A placename: A town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake, No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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5. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lonoke County and Pulaski County, Arkansas.

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6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia.

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7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

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8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

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9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.

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10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Cortland County, New York.

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11. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Paulding County and Van Wert County, Ohio.

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12. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A former unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.

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13. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.

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14. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.

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15. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

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16. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

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17. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.

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18. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

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19. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

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20. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Scott Township.

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Noun

1. The Scott catalogue of postage stamps.

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