Caledonia
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- This article is about Caledonia as a name for Scotland. For other uses please see Caledonia (disambiguation).
Caledonia is the Latin name, given by the Roman Empire to a northern area of the island of Great Britain. In some contexts it may mean the area north of Hadrian's Wall. In others it may mean the area north of the Antonine Wall. In English and Scots 'Caledonia' is now a romantic or poetic name for Scotland. However, the modern day name for Scotland originated from the Latin word for the Scotti in Ireland, Scotia, which was later applied to Scotland after the Gaelic invasion.
The name represents that of a Pictish tribe, the 'Caledonii', one amongst several in the region, but perhaps the dominant tribe. Their name appears in that of Dunkeld ('Dùn Chailleann' in Scottish Gaelic).
List of organisations or objects which use, or have used, the word in their title:
- The Caledonia (paddle steamer)
- The Caledonia, (brig)
- British Caledonian
- Caledonian Airways
- Caledonian Brewery
- Caledonian Canal
- Caledonian Express
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Caledonian Railway
- Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
- Caledonian Roughriders
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Caledonian Stadium
- Caledonian Star
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
- North Caledonian Football League
- Royal Caledonian Curling Club
- Tennent Caledonian Breweries
See also this list of geographical or geological terms which use the word:
For a list of places in Canada and the United States called Caledonia, see Caledonia (disambiguation).
[edit] See also
- Caledonian Confederacy
- Alba
- Albion
- Britannia
- Caledonia (song), a tradition Scottish ballad
- New Caledonia
- New Caledonia (Canada)
- Caledonia, Ontario
- Caledonia, Nova Scotiaes:Caledonia
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