Caledonian

[ kal-i-doh-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Caledonia.

adjective

1. of or relating to Caledonia.

Caledonian

/ ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Scotland
2. of or denoting a period of mountain building in NW Europe in the Palaeozoic era

noun

1. literary.
   a native or inhabitant of Scotland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caledonian¹

First recorded in 1900–05; Caledoni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The nearby Glasgow Caledonian University was also evacuated as a precaution.

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For islanders, whose lives are so interwoven with the sea, the ships of Britain's biggest ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne are more than just large lumps of steel and aluminium.

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Fiona Hyslop said Caledonian MacBrayne was under intense pressure because of a lack of available vessels - but that she was pushing the ferry operator to consider "all options" to maintain lifeline services.

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She was responding to an urgent question from one of her own backbenchers after it emerged the main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles may be out of action all winter.

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Hyslop told MSPs the latest delay to the return of Caledonian Isles - which has been out of action since January - was "deeply frustrating and concerning".

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