I congratulate the Caledonians on the acquiſition of this new Saint, but wonder if the German crows were ſo civil to refrain from ſo ſavoury a Scotch haggiſs.
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Caledonian
//ˌkæləˈdoʊni.ən//
Synonyms for "caledonian"
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3 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 9 languages.
Danish
4 entries- kaledonisk adj (mountain-forming period)
- nykaledonisk adj (in or from New Caledonia)
- skotsk adj (in or from Caledonia)
- skotte noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
Dutch
4 entries- Caledonisch adj (in or from Caledonia)
- Schots adj (in or from Caledonia)
- Caledonische noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
- Caledoniër noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
Finnish
2 entries- kaledonialainen adj (in or from Caledonia)
- kaledonialainen noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
German
1 entries- Kaledonier noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
Marathi
2 entries- कॅलेडोनियन adj (in or from Caledonia)
- कॅलेडोनियन noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kaledonsk adj (mountain-forming period)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kaledonsk adj (mountain-forming period)
Polish
1 entries- kaledoński adj (in or from Caledonia)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- Cailleannach adj (in or from Caledonia)
- Cailleannach noun (inhabitant of Caledonia)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.
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In front a staff sergeant with the new Royal Caledonians was gassing about Scullion and the regiment. 'And this major's a total fucking mentalist,' he said. 'What's mental about him?' asked the lance corporal beside him.
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