Caledonia

Cal·e·do·ni·a

C0031900 (kăl′ĭ-dō′nē-ə, -dōn′yə) Roman Britain north of the Antonine Wall, which stretched from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde. Today the term is used as a poetic appellation for all of Scotland.

Cal′e·do′ni·an adj. & n.

Caledonia

(ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə) n (Placename) the Roman name for ScotlandUsage: Caledonia is now used poetically and, sometimes, humorously

Cal•e•do•ni•a

(ˌkæl ɪˈdoʊ ni ə)

n. Chiefly Literary. Scotland. Cal`e•do′ni•an, n., adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

Caledonia - the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for ScotlandScotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

Translations

Caledonia

(kă'lĭdō`nēə), Roman name for that part of the island of Great Britain that lies N of the firths of Clyde and Forth. The name first occurs in the works of Lucan (1st cent. A.D.) and has been used in modern times rhetorically and poetically to mean all of Scotland or the Scottish Highlands.

Caledonia

the Roman name for Scotland: used poetically in later times

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Words related to Caledonia

noun the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall

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