ancient Roman name for part of northern Britain, taken from the name of its former inhabitants, which is of unknown origin, presumably Celtic. Since 18c. applied poetically to Scotland or the Scottish Highlands. Related: Caledonian.
calculus
Calcutta
caldera
caldron
Caleb
Caledonia
calendar
calender
calends
calf
Caliban
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