Caledonia

[ kal-i-doh-nee-uh ]

/ ˌkæl ɪˈdoʊ ni ə /

Chiefly Literary. Scotland.

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for caledonia

I have some reason to believe that the boards were purchased at the sale of the author of Caledonia.

Notes and Queries, 1850.12.21 |Various
Breakfast was awaiting us on the good old ship "Caledonia," and a warm welcome from Capt. Andrews.

My Trip Around the World |Eleonora Hunt
But Mr. Chalmers, in his Caledonia, has brought several proofs that this assertion is too general.

View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Henry Hallam
We have been in great distress, really in distress, at the non-arrival of the Caledonia.

The Letters of Charles Dickens |Charles Dickens

He embraced me cordially, and I exulted in the thought that I now actually had him in Caledonia.'

Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume |Joseph Grego

Caledonia

/ (ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə) /

the Roman name for Scotland

Caledonia is now used poetically and, sometimes, humorously