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CALEDONIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Caledonia" is a part of...):
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)