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Definition of SCOTIA

Scotia
Scotia Sco"ti*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.] (Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
Scotia
Scotia Sco"ti*a, n. [L.] Scotland [Poetic] O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! --Burns.
scotia
Trochilus Troch"i*lus, n.; pl. Trochili. [L. trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr. ?, fr. ? to run.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird. 2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.

Meaning of SCOTIA from wikipedia

- Scotia is a Latin placename derived from Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia"...
- Nova Scotia (/ˌnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/ NOH-və SKOH-shə; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh, lit. 'New Scotland') is a province of Canada, located...
- The 2024 Nova Scotia general election will be held on November 26, 2024, to elect members to the 65th General ****embly of Nova Scotia. The in****bent Progressive...
- capital and most populous muni****lity of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous muni****lity in Atlantic Canada. As of 2023, it is...
- The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council...
- Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary...
- The Canadian province of Nova Scotia was a British colony with a system of responsible government since 1848, before it joined Canadian Confederation in...
- The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th General ****embly of Nova Scotia. In a major upset, Tim...
- the General ****embly of Nova Scotia, and together with the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The ****embly is the...
- shootings and set fires at sixteen locations in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, killing twenty-two people and injuring three others before he was shot...