Phrase guide

New Caledonian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia (any sense), its people or language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from New Caledonia (any sense) or of New Caledonian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to New Caledonia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From New Caledonia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: neocaledonianu — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Catalan: neocaledonià — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Dutch: Nieuw-Caledonisch — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Finnish: uusikaledonialainen — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • French: néo-calédonien — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Galician: neocaledonio — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • German: neukaledonisch — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kaledonsk — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaledonsk — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaledonisk — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Polish: nowokaledoński — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Portuguese: neocaledónio — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Portuguese: neocaledônio — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Spanish: neocaledonio — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Spanish: de Nueva Caledonia — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Swedish: nykaledonsk — of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia
  • Asturian: neocaledonianu — person from New Caledonia
  • Asturian: neocaledoniana — person from New Caledonia
  • Catalan: neocaledonià — person from New Caledonia
  • Catalan: neocaledoniana — person from New Caledonia
  • Dutch: Nieuw-Caledoniër — person from New Caledonia
  • Dutch: Nieuw-Caledonische — person from New Caledonia
  • Finnish: uusikaledonialainen — person from New Caledonia
  • French: Néo-Calédonien — person from New Caledonia
  • French: Néo-Calédonienne — person from New Caledonia
  • Galician: neocaledonio — person from New Caledonia
  • Galician: neocaledonia — person from New Caledonia
  • German: Neukaledonier — person from New Caledonia
  • German: Neukaledonierin — person from New Caledonia
  • Portuguese: neocaledónio — person from New Caledonia
  • Portuguese: neocaledônio — person from New Caledonia
  • Spanish: neocaledonio — person from New Caledonia
  • Spanish: de Nueva Caledonia — person from New Caledonia