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Scotophilia
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English
Etymology
From en Scoto philia.
Noun
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A love for the Scots or for Scotland.
en 1998 Andrew Monnickendam A Hypertextual Approach to Walter Scott's Waverley 126 As Linda Colley points out, Scotophobia rapidly turns into Scotophilia. The Highlands, instead of producing warriors who threatened the empire, as had happened in 1745, supplies the soldier who will defend and die for it