Scottish National Party


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Scottish National Party

n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political party advocating the independence of Scotland, founded in 1934. Abbreviation: SNP
Scottish Nationalist, Scot Nat n, adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Scottish National Party

n the Scottish National Partyil partito nazionalista scozzese
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