adj
Meaning 1
In or from Caledonia; (jocularly) Scottish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Caledonian
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General-American: /ˌkæləˈdoʊni.ən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkæləˈdəʊni.ən/
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rhymes with -əʊniən
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CMU ARPABET: K AE2 L IH0 D OW1 N IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
In or from New Caledonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Relating to a mountain-forming period (orogeny) in Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Someone from the ancient Celtic tribe (or group of tribes) called Caledonians, in Scotland
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Calēdoniabor. English Caledonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Caledonian From Caledonia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: skotsk — in or from Caledonia
- Dutch: Caledonisch — in or from Caledonia
- Dutch: Schots — in or from Caledonia
- Finnish: kaledonialainen — in or from Caledonia
- Marathi: कॅलेडोनियन (kĕleḍoniyan) — in or from Caledonia
- Polish: kaledoński — in or from Caledonia
- Scottish Gaelic: Cailleannach — in or from Caledonia
- Danish: nykaledonisk — in or from New Caledonia
- Danish: kaledonisk — mountain-forming period
- Norwegian Bokmål: kaledonsk — mountain-forming period
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kaledonsk — mountain-forming period
- Danish: skotte — inhabitant of Caledonia
- Dutch: Caledoniër — inhabitant of Caledonia
- Dutch: Caledonische — inhabitant of Caledonia
- Finnish: kaledonialainen — inhabitant of Caledonia
- German: Kaledonier — inhabitant of Caledonia
- Marathi: कॅलेडोनियन (kĕleḍoniyan) — inhabitant of Caledonia
- Scottish Gaelic: Cailleannach — inhabitant of Caledonia
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