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Caledonian is a geographical
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
 term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, or particularly the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
. It derives from Caledonia
Caledonia

Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Ancient Rome to the land in today's Scotland north of their Roman provinces of Roman Britain, beyond the Frontiers of the Roman Empire of their Roman Empire....
, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland. It is often abbreviated to "Caley" or "Cally".

Caledonian is also used to refer to places or people in or from New Caledonia
New Caledonia

New Caledonia , is a "sui generis collectivity" of France located in the subregion of Melanesia in the Oceania. It comprises a main island , the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands....
.

It may refer to:

It is also used by Scottish institutions or societies around the world, or by groups with Scottish ancestry.






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Caledonian is a geographical
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
 term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, or particularly the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
. It derives from Caledonia
Caledonia

Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Ancient Rome to the land in today's Scotland north of their Roman provinces of Roman Britain, beyond the Frontiers of the Roman Empire of their Roman Empire....
, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland. It is often abbreviated to "Caley" or "Cally".

Caledonian is also used to refer to places or people in or from New Caledonia
New Caledonia

New Caledonia , is a "sui generis collectivity" of France located in the subregion of Melanesia in the Oceania. It comprises a main island , the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands....
.

It may refer to:

  • Caledonians
    Caledonians

    The Caledonians , or Caledonian Confederacy, is a name given by historians to a group of the Indigenous peoples of Scotland during the Iron Age that the Romans initially included as Brython, but later distinguished as the Picts....
    , the people of Caledonia
  • Caledonian Airways
    Caledonian Airways

    Caledonian Airways was a Scotland international airline formed in April 1961....
    , former Scottish airline
  • Caledonian Canal
    Caledonian Canal

    The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William, Scotland....
    , between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland
  • Caledonian Brewery
    Caledonian Brewery

    Caledonian Brewery is a Scottish beer brewery founded in 1869 in the Slateford area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Caley, as it is known locally, is the only survivor of over 40 breweries that operated in Edinburgh during the 1800s, although a number of independent breweries have opened in recent years....
    , in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Caledonian F.C.
    Caledonian F.C.

    Caledonian Football Club were a football club from the city of Inverness, Highland , Scotland.Formed in 1885 by lads from the 'Big Green' area of Inverness, though some sources quote 1886....
    , former football club from Inverness
  • Caledonian Forest
    Caledonian Forest

    The Caledonian Forest is the name of a type of woodland that once covered vast areas of Scotland. Today, however, only 1% of the original forest survives, in 35 isolated locations....
    , the native woodland of Highland Scotland
  • Caledonian (locomotive)
    Caledonian (locomotive)

    Caledonian was an early steam locomotive which had a short career on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway ....
    , an early locomotive of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway

    The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the world's first inter-city passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and were hauled for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives....
    .
  • Caledonian orogeny
    Caledonian orogeny

    The Caledonian orogeny is a mountain building era recorded in the northern parts of the British Isles, western Scandinavia, Svalbard, eastern Greenland and parts of north-central Europe....
    , a geological event
  • Caledonian Railway
    Caledonian Railway

    The Caledonian Railway was a major Scotland railway company operating in Scotland. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921....
    , former Scottish railway company
  • Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
    Caledonian Railway (Brechin)

    The Caledonian Steam Railway Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line between Brechin, Angus and Montrose, Angus, Angus, Scotland....
    , preserved steam railway
  • Caledonian-Record
    Caledonian-Record

    The Caledonian-Record is a daily newspaper published in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was established in 1837. It employs a staff of 36....
    , a newspaper published in Vermont, USA
  • Caledonian Road
    Caledonian Road

    Caledonian Road could refer to:*Caledonian Road , a road in North London*Caledonian Road tube station, a tube station in North London*Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station, a nearby railway station in North London...
    , the name of two stations in London, England
  • Caledonian Sleeper
    Caledonian Sleeper

    The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
    , a sleeper train service in Scotland
  • Caledonian Stadium
    Caledonian Stadium

    The Caledonian Stadium, currently known as the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium for sponsorship reasons is a football stadium situated in the Longman, Inverness area of Inverness, Scotland....
    , football stadium in Inverness, home ground of Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
    Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.

    Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish association football club based in Inverness. They compete in the Scottish Premier League after being promoted from the Scottish First Division in 2004....
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
    Glasgow Caledonian University

    Glasgow Caledonian University is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland.Glasgow Caledonian began in 1875 as a small college with 110 students....
    , in Glasgow, Scotland
  • The Caledonian Cup, a tournament held each year by Scottish Pro Wrestling
It is also used by Scottish institutions or societies around the world, or by groups with Scottish ancestry. For example the Caledonian Club
Caledonian Club

The Caledonian Club is a members' club in central London, for Scots in London and their guests....
 in London.

See also

  • Caledonia
    Caledonia

    Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Ancient Rome to the land in today's Scotland north of their Roman provinces of Roman Britain, beyond the Frontiers of the Roman Empire of their Roman Empire....
  • Caledonians
    Caledonians

    The Caledonians , or Caledonian Confederacy, is a name given by historians to a group of the Indigenous peoples of Scotland during the Iron Age that the Romans initially included as Brython, but later distinguished as the Picts....
  • Caledonians (disambiguation)
    Caledonians (disambiguation)

    Caledonians is the English language translation of the Latin word Caledonii, referring to the enemies of the Roman Empire in Caledonia ....