Caledonia
Americannoun
Usage
Caledonia is now used poetically and, sometimes, humorously
Example Sentences
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Researchers analyzed nearly 20 years of data from humpback whales that breed in the waters around New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
DR Congo were, therefore, forced to settle for second place but can still make the World Cup if they win a one-off play-off against New Caledonia or Jamaica in Mexico in March.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
That would leave only a handful of options from pot four: Cape Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti, New Zealand and the play-off path of DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
And Bolivia - who finished seventh in South America - are not certain to play a team from Oceania, which would be New Caledonia.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
In the Pacific Ocean, the main wave of extinction began in about 1500 BC, when Polynesian farmers settled the Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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