"Caledonian" meaning in All languages combined

See Caledonian on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌkæləˈdoʊni.ən/ [General-American], /ˌkæləˈdəʊni.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more Caledonian [comparative], most Caledonian [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊniən Etymology: From Caledonia + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Caledonia|an}} Caledonia + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Caledonian (comparative more Caledonian, superlative most Caledonian)
  1. In or from Caledonia; (jocularly) Scottish. Translations (in or from Caledonia): skotsk (Danish), Caledonisch (Dutch), Schots (Dutch), kaledonialainen (Finnish), kaledoński (Polish), Cailleannach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-adj-54-OlWD- Disambiguation of 'in or from Caledonia': 65 34 1
  2. In or from New Caledonia. Translations (in or from New Caledonia): nykaledonisk (Danish)
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-adj-kxIB9WR8 Disambiguation of 'in or from New Caledonia': 11 89 0
  3. (geology) Relating to a mountain-forming period (orogeny) in Europe. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (mountain-forming period): kaledonisk (Danish), kaledonsk (Norwegian Bokmål), kaledonsk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-adj-6TVotWcF Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'mountain-forming period': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Caledonian Canal

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkæləˈdoʊni.ən/ [General-American], /ˌkæləˈdəʊni.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Caledonians [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊniən Etymology: From Caledonia + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Caledonia|an}} Caledonia + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Caledonian (plural Caledonians)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot. Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Scotland Translations (inhabitant of Caledonia): skotte [common-gender] (Danish), Caledoniër [masculine] (Dutch), Caledonische [feminine] (Dutch), kaledonialainen (Finnish), Kaledonier [masculine] (German), Cailleannach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-noun-DBi6GyMc Disambiguation of Demonyms: 22 17 4 33 24 Disambiguation of Scotland: 10 14 13 35 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 16 33 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 12 9 49 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 13 9 14 45 19 Disambiguation of 'inhabitant of Caledonia': 97 3
  2. Someone from the ancient Celtic tribe (or group of tribes) called Caledonians, in Scotland Categories (topical): Celtic tribes
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-noun-d4KzUmk2

Inflected forms

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