Caledonian
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
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of or relating to Scotland
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of or denoting a period of mountain building in NW Europe in the Palaeozoic era
noun
Etymology
Origin of Caledonian
First recorded in 1900–05; Caledoni(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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If you compare the smartest nonhuman animal, the chimpanzee, to what Mr. Lefebvre regards as the smartest bird, the New Caledonian crow, chimps emerge on top.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But some relief has come to Arran after a fourth major vessel, MV Caledonian Isles, was repaired and resumed services from Ardrossan.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Network Rail said Caledonian Sleeper services will resume and serve Platform 11.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The truth is that Scotland’s qualification owes as much to Caledonian grit as it does to Swiss bureaucracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Perhaps Your Caledonian Excellency might put them to use.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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