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Definition of Caledonia
1. Noun. The geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland.
Group relationships: Scotland
Definition of Caledonia
1. n. The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.
Definition of Caledonia
1. Proper noun. (archaic poetic) Latin name for Scotland, the northern part of the island of Britannia#Latin Britannia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caledonia
Literary usage of Caledonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mineral Industry (1899)
"The Société 'Le Nickel ' continues to employ its very successful process for
treating the New Caledonia ores, and the Orford Copper Co. continues its ..."
2. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1847)
"Natives of New Caledonia. New Caledonia is a high mountainous country, ...
Captain Cook thus described the native inhabitants of New Caledonia:—" The people ..."
3. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"Scotland's Right to Caledonia (formerly called Darien) and the Legality of its
Settlement, asserted in three several Memorials presented to His Majesty in ..."
4. The Historical Register of the United States by Thomas H. Palmer (1814)
"CAPTURE OF THE Caledonia AND THE DETROIT. Correspondence between the Secretary
of the Navy and Captain Chauncey and Lieutenant Elliott, relative to the ..."
5. Pilot Knob, the Thermopylae of the West by Cyrus Asbury Peterson, Joseph Mills Hanson (1914)
"FROM Caledonia TO LEASBURG General Ewing, in his official report, writes:—1 "At
sunrise I started Captain Hills, Tenth Kansas, acting aide-de-camp, ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1887)
"On the application of the company, the Governor of New Caledonia sent troops to
establish temporary posts where French citizens were in danger, ..."
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