"Caledonian" meaning in English

See Caledonian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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), कॅलेडोनियन (kĕleḍoniyan) (Marathi), kaledoński (Polish), Cailleannach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-adj-54-OlWD- Categories (other): Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 39 10 3 29 19 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

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 Translations (inhabitant of Caledonia): skotte [common-gender] (Danish), Caledoniër [masculine] (Dutch), Caledonische [feminine] (Dutch), kaledonialainen (Finnish), Kaledonier [masculine] (German), कॅलेडोनियन (kĕleḍoniyan) (Marathi), Cailleannach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-noun-DBi6GyMc Disambiguation of Demonyms: 19 15 3 40 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 14 34 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 15 9 11 42 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 4 12 47 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 16 10 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 12 9 45 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 14 5 49 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 4 10 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 10 6 41 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 6 10 53 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 12 22 6 38 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 19 10 6 42 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 12 18 5 49 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 10 7 40 26 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 Categories (place): Scotland
    Sense id: en-Caledonian-en-noun-d4KzUmk2 Disambiguation of Scotland: 9 8 18 27 38

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˌkæləˈdoʊni.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkæləˈdəʊni.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊniən"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Caledoniër"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Caledonische"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "word": "kaledonialainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kaledonier"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kĕleḍoniyan",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "word": "कॅलेडोनियन"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "inhabitant of Caledonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cailleannach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Caledonian"
}

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