caledonian
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1CALEDONIAN + NOUN
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adj
In or from Caledonia; (jocularly) Scottish.
In or from New Caledonia.
Relating to a mountain-forming period (orogeny) in Europe.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot.
I congratulate the Caledonians on the acquiſition of this new Saint, but wonder if the German crows were ſo civil to refrain from ſo ſavoury a Scotch haggiſs.
In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.
Someone from the ancient Celtic tribe (or group of tribes) called Caledonians, in Scotland
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3I congratulate the Caledonians on the acquiſition of this new Saint, but wonder if the German crows were ſo civil to refrain from ſo ſavoury a Scotch haggiſs.
WiktionaryIn the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to g
WiktionaryIn front a staff sergeant with the new Royal Caledonians was gassing about Scullion and the regiment. 'And this major's a total fucking mentalist,' he said. 'What's mental about him?' asked the lance
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