Originally Posted by
Liam
Not trying to be critical, but having ‘Scottish’ DNA as you put it does not make you a Scotsman - Scottish citizenship does.
I have Scottish ancestors but I am Canadian.
While I would tend to use it the way you do, the Oxford dictionary does define Scotsman as either a “native or inhabitant of Scotland or a man of Scottish descent.”
However, the first definition (a native or inhabitant of Scotland) seems to be the most common use and is the exclusive definition of several other dictionaries.
Descendant of the Gillises and MacDonalds of North Morar.
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