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
Aileen Ogilvie, who also works at the heritage centre, is an Inverness Caledonian Thistle fan but will be offering her support to Brora Rangers.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
CalMac chief executive Duncan Mackison said that despite repairs to Caledonian Isles and a smaller vessel, MV Coruisk, the operator was still dealing with an "unprecedented level of challenges on our network."
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Keith Baker at Glasgow Caledonian University, who researches district heating systems, says the UK has opportunities to make more of this technology.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Though the gentleman is a Scot, there was none of the Caledonian in his speech, but instead the easy air of Whitehall, Saint James’s Palace, and Vauxhall.
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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