Caledonia

[kal-i-doh-nee-uh]

noun

1. Chiefly Literary.,  Scotland.

2. a female given name.

Caledonia

/ ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə /

noun

1. the Roman name for Scotland

Usage

Caledonia is now used poetically and, sometimes, humorously

Example Sentences

And Bolivia - who finished seventh in South America - are not certain to play a team from Oceania, which would be New Caledonia.

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The African representatives are the third nation to secure a place after Bolivia and New Caledonia, and the other three slots will be filled on Tuesday for a competition that excludes Europe.

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Around 1,700 police officers are already present in New Caledonia, where rioters have burned buildings, looted shops and set up road barricades, they added.

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Macron landed in New Caledonia early Thursday, looking for ways to end a crisis that has raised questions about France’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

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But as well as insisting on the need to bring down the deficit, he said the new government would need to agree on the future of France's South Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

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