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Caledonian

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Cal·e·do·ni·a  (kl-dn-, -dny)
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.
Cale·doni·an adj. & n.
Caledonian [ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən]
adj
1. of or relating to Scotland
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of or denoting a period of mountain building in NW Europe in the Palaeozoic era
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Literary a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Translations
Caledonian [ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən]
A. ADJ → caledoniano
B. N → caledoniano/a m/f
Caledonian
adj → kaledonisch


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So by daylight the next morning he was marching through Ross- shire, and in the evening hit the Caledonian Canal, took the next steamer, and travelled as fast as boat and railway could carry him to the Rugby station.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
Moved by these counsels, he turned at once to the Caledonian Station, passed (not without alarm) into the bright lights of the approach, redeemed his portmanteau from the cloak-room, and was soon whirling in a cab along the Glasgow Road.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Melvilleson, in the revived Caledonian melody of "We're a-Nodding," points the sentiment that "the dogs love broo" (whatever the nature of that refreshment may be) with such archness and such a turn of the head towards next door that she is immediately understood to mean Mr.
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