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caledonian

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Cal⋅e⋅do⋅ni⋅an

  [kal-i-doh-nee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Caledonia.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to Caledonia.
Origin:
1900–05; Caledoni(a) + -an
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Cal·e·do·ni·a   (kāl'ĭ-dō'nē-ə, -dōn'yə)   
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.
Cal'e·do'ni·an adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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