Caledonia

//kælɪˈdəʊnɪə// name

name ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain. archaic, poetic
  2. 2
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in Canada.; A community in Ontario.
  3. 3
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in Canada.; A village in western Nova Scotia.
  4. 4
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in Canada.; A community in eastern Nova Scotia.
  5. 5
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in Canada.; A community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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  1. 6
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in Canada.; A neighborhood of Moncton, New Brunswick.
  2. 7
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in Canada.; A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99.
  3. 8
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  4. 9
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A township and village therein, in Boone County, Illinois.
  5. 10
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A ghost town in Indiana.
  6. 11
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  7. 12
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A township and village therein, in Kent County, Michigan.
  8. 13
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; Two other townships, in Alcona County and Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  9. 14
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Houston County, Minnesota.
  10. 15
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A township in Houston County, Minnesota, named after the city.
  11. 16
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A town in Mississippi.
  12. 17
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A village in Missouri.
  13. 18
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A town in New York and a village within that town in New York.
  14. 19
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in North Dakota.
  15. 20
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A village in Ohio.
  16. 21
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
  17. 22
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A village in Racine County, Wisconsin.
  18. 23
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  19. 24
    A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.; A locale in the United States.; A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

Example

More examples

"Many Algerians were deported to New Caledonia and French Guiana by the French colonial authorities."

Etymology

From Latin Calēdonia.

Related phrases

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