Caledonia

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Caledonia

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

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Borrowed from Latin Calēdonia.

proper noun

archaic, poetic Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
A community in Ontario.
A village in western Nova Scotia.
A community in eastern Nova Scotia.
A community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
A neighborhood of Moncton, New Brunswick.
A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99.
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
A township and village therein, in Boone County, Illinois.
A ghost town in Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
A township and village therein, in Kent County, Michigan.
Two other townships, in Alcona County and Shiawassee County, Michigan.
A city, the county seat of Houston County, Minnesota.
A township in Houston County, Minnesota, named after the city.
A town in Mississippi.
A village in Missouri.
A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
A census-designated place in North Dakota.
A village in Ohio.
A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
A village in Racine County, Wisconsin.
A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

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name Latin-based name for Scotland

Español	Caledonia
日本語	カレドニヤ Karedoniya
Ελληνικά	Καληδονία Kalidonía
Română	Caledonia

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MLA

"Caledonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caledonia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Caledonia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caledonia

Chicago

"Caledonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caledonia.

BibTeX

@misc{caledonia_2026,
  title = {Caledonia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caledonia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}