Caledonia

See also: caledonia

English

Etymology

Via Latin from Celtic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

Proper noun

Caledonia

  1. (archaic, poetic) Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
  2. A village in Illinois
  3. A village in Michigan
  4. A city in Minnesota, and the county seat of Houston County.
  5. A town in Mississippi
  6. A village in Missouri
  7. A town and village in New York
  8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada
  9. A village in Ohio
  10. A community in Ontario, Canada
  11. A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
  12. A village and three towns in Wisconsin

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Latin

Etymology

From Calēdonēs + -ia, probably ultimately of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.leːˈdo.ni.a/, [ka.ɫeːˈdɔ.ni.a]

Proper noun

Calēdonia f (genitive Calēdoniae); first declension

  1. Scotland, the northern part of the island of Britannia.

Inflection

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Calēdonia
Genitive Calēdoniae
Dative Calēdoniae
Accusative Calēdoniam
Ablative Calēdoniā
Vocative Calēdonia
Locative Calēdoniae

Synonyms

References

  • Caledonia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Caledonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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