Caledonia
Caledonia is primarily a Roman Latin name for a region corresponding approximately to that part of Great Britain which is north of a line between the mouths of the Forth and the Clyde. Caledonians were called also Picts. In modern English Caledonia is used often as a poetic or romantic name for Scotland.
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, IllinoisCaledonia, MichiganCaledonia, MinnesotaCaledonia, MississippiCaledonia, MissouriCaledonia (village), New York Caledonia (town), New York Caledonia, OhioCaledonia, Wisconsin*Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin*Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin*Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin*Caledonia, Waupaca County, WisconsinCaledonia Township, MichiganCaledonia Township, MinnesotaCaledonia County, Vermont And in Canada, there exists a Caledonia, Ontario.
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