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Scotlandshire is a term sometimes used to denote either the anglicization of Scotland or the subordinate political relationship with England that some percieve Scotland as having. By placing the suffix -shire after the nation's name, the term attempts to parody the early modern tendency to place the word -shire after some ancient Scottish regions, as well as implicating in a tongue-in-cheek manner that Scotland has the status of an English county, rather than that of a distinct nation. Hence, the term is very often political in nature.
Several historic, former comital regions of Scotland have at times had the word -shire added when Scotland broadly adopted the county system of England during the late 19th century.
- Argyll - Argyllshire
- Bute - Buteshire
- Moray - Morayshire
- Ross - Ross-shire
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