Caledonia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Călēdŏnĭa, ae,

I f , also Călī- [cf. Welsh celydd, a woody shelter, and Lat. celo], = Καληδονία, the province of the ancient Britons , now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland , Tac. Agr. 10; 11; 25; 31.—

II Derivv.

A Călēdŏnĭus , a, um, adj., Caledonian : silva, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102; Flor. 3, 10, 18: saltus, id. 1, 17, 3: ursus, Mart. Spect. 7: Britanni, id. 10, 44, 1; Luc. 6, 68: Oceanus, Val. Fl. 1, 8. —

B Călēdŏnĭcus , a, um, adj., Caledonian : angulus, Sol. 22, 1.

VCălēdŏnes , um, m., a people in the Scottish Highlands , Eum. Pan. Const. 7.

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