See Also: Caledonian(dictionary)
Caledonian Canal(dictionary)
Caledonian orogenic belt(encyclopedia)

Caledonian (iou)



Caledonian adjective & noun. E17.
[from Latin Caledonia Caledonia, Roman name of part of northern Britain, later applied to Scotland or the Scottish Highlands, + -AN.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to ancient Caledonia; Scottish, of the Scottish Highlands, (now joc. or literary exc. in names of existing institutions etc.). E17.
Geology. Designating or pertaining to an episode of mountain-building in NW Europe in the Palaeozoic era. E20.
b. noun. A native or inhabitant of ancient Caledonia; a Scotsman, a Scottish Highlander, (now joc. or literary). M18.
? See also New Caledonian s.v. NEW adjective.