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The Scottish people are a nation[1] and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. As an ethnic group, Scots are a composition of groups such as Picts, Gaels, Brythons and others. In modern use, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone born or living in Scotland; or a person who is descended from ethnic Scots and identifies as a Scottish person. Synonyms for the Scottish people include Scots and archaically or pejoratively Scotch[2]. While the Latin word Scoti[3] and "Caledonia"[4] was originally used to describe one tribe or nation within Scotland in the early 8th century, the English term Scots is now used to describe all Scottish people.