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Look up: caledonia

  1. Caledonia
    (Latin) Scotland; this name refers to the northern territory of the Britons; Caledonia is the modern-day northern Scottish Highlands; Caledonia first came to the attention of the Romans when they moved into Britain under Julius Caesar.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Caledonia
    Caledonia is a township in Boone County Illinois, USA Caledonia is a town in Waupaca County Wisconsin, USA Caledonia is a town in Racine County Wisconsin, USA Caledonia is a town in Trempealeau County Wisconsin, USA Caledonia is a town in Columbia County Wisconsin, USA Caledonia is a village in Marion County Ohio, USA Caledonia is a village in Livingston County New York, USA Caledonia is a town in Livingston County New York, USA Caledonia is a township in Traill County North Dakota, USA Caledoni...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Caledonia
    archaic or obsolete terms > Places: Scotland
    Found on http://www.skyscript.co.uk/glossarytt.ht

  4. Caledonia
    Roman term for the Scottish Highlands, inhabited by the Caledoni. The tribes of the area remained outside Roman control - they were defeated but not conquered...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  5. Caledonia
    Cal`e·do'ni·a noun The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/8

  6. Caledonia
    noun the geographical area (in Roman times) north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Caledonia
    `Caledonia` is the Latin name given by the Roman Empire to a northern area of the island of Great Britain. The name means `Wooded Land`. In others it may mean the area north of the Antonine Wall. In English and Scots 'Caledonia' is now a romantic or poetic name for Scotland. However, the modern day name for Scotland originated from the Latin word for the Scotti, who had crossed over from Ireland. Scotia, which was later applied to Scotland after ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia

  8. Caledonia
    • (n.) The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Caledonia
    (from the article `typography`) ...using designs made up of repeated decorative units like early printers` fleurons, were extremely successful. Dwiggins designed a number of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/7

  10. Caledonia
    historical area of north Britain beyond Roman control, roughly corresponding to modern Scotland. It was inhabited by the tribe of Caledones ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/7

  11. Caledonia
    county, northeastern Vermont, U.S., bounded on the southeast by New Hampshire, the Connecticut River constituting the border. Piedmont terrain ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/7

  12. Caledonia
    Caledonia is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `from Scotland ` The name Caledonia doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Caledonia seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Cal

  13. Caledonia
    Caledonia (kă"lidō'nēu) , Roman name for that part of the island of Great Britain that lies N of the firths of Clyde and Forth. The name first occurs in the works of Lucan (1st cent. A.D.) and has been used in modern times rhetorically and poetically to mean all of Scotland...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A080


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