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Definitions for caledonia
ˌkæl ɪˈdoʊ ni əcale·do·nia

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Caledonianoun

    the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland

Wiktionary

  1. Caledonianoun

    Latin name for Scotland, the northern part of the island of Britannia.

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  1. caledonia

    Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Romans to the land in Northern Europe that is now known as Scotland. In contemporary context, it is often used poetically or in business names to refer to Scotland.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Caledonianoun

    the ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry

Wikidata

  1. Caledonia

    Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Romans to the land in today's Scotland north of their province of Britannia, beyond the frontier of their empire. The etymology of the name is probably from a P-Celtic source. Its modern usage is as a romantic or poetic name for Scotland as a whole, comparable with Hibernia for Ireland and Britannia for the whole of Britain.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Caledonia

    the Roman name for Scotland N. of the Wall of Antoninus, since applied poetically to the whole of Scotland.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. caledonia

    The name given by the Romans to that part of Britain north of the Wall of Antoninus, and afterwards applied to the whole of the country now known as Scotland. The inhabitants were called Caledonii until about the beginning of the 4th century, when they began to be spoken of as Picts and Scots. In 84 they were defeated under their chief Galgacus by the Roman general Agricola, and a great part of the country was overrun by the Romans, who formed many encampments there; but the country was never reduced to a Roman province.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Caledonia

    The country of the Caels or Gaels; Gadhel in the native tongue signified a “hidden cover.”

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of caledonia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of caledonia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of caledonia in a Sentence

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    Some Easter Island statues are at risk of being lost to the sea because of coastal erosion, many of the world's most important coral reefs, including in the islands of New Caledonia in the western Pacific, have suffered unprecedented coral bleaching linked to climate change this year. Climate change could eventually even cause some World Heritage sites to lose their status.

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