Caledonia

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Caledonia is the Latin name of a region corresponding approximately to modern Scotland.

Caledonian is an alternate word for Scottish or for Pictish, referring to the Picts: a people of uncertain origin who in the time of the Roman Empire were the principal inhabitants of Scotland north of the River Forth.

New Caledonia is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, belonging to France. It was also a former name for the colony on the mainland of British Columbia.

Caledonia is also the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Caledonia, Illinois
• Caledonia, Michigan
• Caledonia, Minnesota
• Caledonia, Mississippi
• Caledonia, Missouri
• Caledonia, New York
• Caledonia, Ohio
• Caledonia, Wisconsin
• Caledonia Township, Michigan
• Caledonia Township, Minnesota
• Caledonia County, Vermont

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References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Caledonia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia, used under the GNU Free Documentation License