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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, Illinois
- Caledonia, Michigan
- Caledonia, Minnesota
- Caledonia, Mississippi
- Caledonia, Missouri
- Caledonia (village), New York
- Caledonia (town), New York
- Caledonia, Ohio
- Caledonia, Wisconsin
- Caledonia Township, Michigan
- Caledonia Township, Minnesota
- Caledonia County, Vermont
And in Canada, there exists a Caledonia, Ontario.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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