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2. Caledonia - Wikipedia

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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]

3. Caledonians - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Caledonia (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Caledonia is a Roman name of Celtic origin for most of the area that has become Scotland.. Caledonia may also refer to: . Caledonia, an old name for Scotland; Caledonians, also known as Caledonii or Caledonia Confederacy, name given by historians to the Iron Age indigenous people of Scotland

5. Caldoche - Wikipedia

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   A majority of the Caldoche are of French descent and have their origins as free colonial or penal settlers, with smaller but significant numbers of Caldoche being of Italian, German, British, Polish, Belgian and Irish heritage. French is the main language spoken by the Caldoche. New Caledonia was used as a penal colony from

6. Etymology of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   Caledonia is an old Latin name for Scotland, deriving from the Caledonii tribe. It is unknown what name the Caledonians used of themselves, although it was possibly based on a Brythonic word for "hard" or "tough" (represented by the modern Welsh caled).

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8. Bavayia sauvagii - Wikipedia

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   1 Etymology. 2 Geographic range. 3 Habitat. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... "On the Geckos of New Caledonia".

9. Flèche faîtière - Wikipedia

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   As it represented the power of the clan Chiefs of Kanaks over their subjects, it was adopted as part of the flag of the Kanaks by the organization leading the independent movement in New Caledonia. The Grand Huts also known as grande case (chief's hut) are decorated with a flèche faîtière as a filial, representing the ancestral spirits ...