English Explanatory Dictionary

Caledonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
  2. A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.
  3. A locale in Canada.
  4. A community in Ontario.
  5. A village in western Nova Scotia.
  6. A community in eastern Nova Scotia.
  7. A community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
  8. A neighborhood of Moncton, New Brunswick.
  9. A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99.
  10. A locale in the United States.
  11. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  12. A township and village therein, in Boone County, Illinois.

Pronunciation

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caledonia.wav

Word forms

Caledonia

Etymology

From Latin Calēdonia.

Derived words

Caledonia County Caledonia Island Caledonian New Caledonia

Translations

Catalan: Caledònia Danish: Kaledonien Dutch: Caledonië Esperanto: Kaledonio Finnish: Kaledonia Greek: Καληδονία Irish: an Chaladóin Japanese: カレドニヤ Marathi: कॅलेडोनिया Polish: Kaledonia Brazilian Portuguese: Caledônia European Portuguese: Caledónia Romanian: Caledonia Scottish Gaelic: Cailleann Scottish Gaelic: Tìr nan Cailleannach Spanish: Caledonia Volapük: Kaledän
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