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Webster 1913 Edition


Caledonia

Calˊe-do′ni-a

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Noun.
The ancient Latin name of Scotland; – still used in poetry.

Definition 2024


Caledonia

Caledonia

See also: caledonia

English

Proper noun

Caledonia

  1. (archaic, poetic) Latin name for Scotland, the northern part of the island of Britannia.
  2. A village in Illinois
  3. A village in Michigan
  4. A city in Minnesota
  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

Translations


Latin

Etymology

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

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

Inflection

References

caledonia

caledonia

See also: Caledonia

Latin

Adjective

calēdonia

  1. nominative feminine singular of calēdonius
  2. nominative neuter plural of calēdonius
  3. accusative neuter plural of calēdonius
  4. vocative feminine singular of calēdonius
  5. vocative neuter plural of calēdonius

calēdoniā

  1. ablative feminine singular of calēdonius