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Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə /; Latin: Calēdonia [kaleːˈdonia]) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Scotland that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland. [1]
English name Albion [6] [11] Great Britain Anglia: England Britannia [6] [11] Great Britain Caledonia [6] [11] Scotland: Cambria: Wales: Cornubia: Cornwall: Hibernia [10] Ireland Orientalium Anglorum: East Anglia: Scotia: Scotland, and formerly applied to Ireland Salopia: Shropshire
A 2015 documentary by Al Jazeera English asserted that up to 10% [dubious – discuss] of New Caledonia's population is descended from around 2,000 Arab-Berber people deported from French Algeria in the late 19th century to prisons on the island in reprisal for the Mokrani Revolt in 1871. After serving their sentences, they were released and ...
According to German linguist Stefan Zimmer, Caledonia is derived from the tribal name Caledones (a Latinization of a Brittonic nominative plural n-stem Calēdones or Calīdones, from earlier *Kalē=Black River=don/Danue Goddess[i]oi), which he etymologises as perhaps 'possessing hard feet' ("alluding to standfastness or endurance"), from the Proto-Celtic roots *kal-'hard' and *pēd-'foot', [3 ...
The largest settlement on Grande Terre is Nouméa, the capital city of New Caledonia.Locals refer to Grande Terre as "Le Caillou", the pebble. [3] The island has a fairly hot and humid climate, though varying as the south-east trade winds bring relatively cool air.
Mathias Chauchat (2019) "New Caledonia Remains French for Now: The Referendum of 4 November 2018." The Journal of Pacific History, 54:2, 253-267. Carine David, Victor David. 2020. "New Caledonia." in Gems of the Pacific. Fisher, Denise. 2019. New Caledonia’s independence referendum: Local and regional implications. Lowy Institute. David ...
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Caledonian is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland, or particularly the Scottish Highlands.It derives from Caledonia, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland.