English Explanatory Dictionary

New Caledonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
  2. A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company, which became the colony of British Columbia in 1858.
  3. A short-lived (1698–1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital).

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnu ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ en-us-New Caledonia.ogg

Word forms

New Caledonia

Etymology

Calque of French Nouvelle-Calédonie.

Synonyms

mul:NC mul:NCL

Related words

Caledonia Kanak Kanaky Countries of the world

Derived words

New Caledonian
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