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Scotch-Irish Definition

☆ Scotch·-Irish (-ī′ris̸h)

adjective

of those people of N Ireland descended from Scottish settlers, esp. those who emigrated to America

Scotch-Irish Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • Presbyterian: Such was the extent of this emigration that by 1776 there were over 250,000 Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in North America.
  • group: Butchery and the frontier went hand-in-hand, and the Scotch-Irish group was involved in many of the major skirmishes.
  • community: In like proportion, the Scotch-Irish communities of the South, furnished men for their army.