Caledonian

 
Pronunciation: /ˌkalɪˈdəʊnɪən/

adjective

  • 1(chiefly in names or geographical terms) relating to Scotland or the Scottish Highlands: the Caledonian Railway
  • 2 Geology relating to or denoting a mountain-forming period (orogeny) in NW Europe and Greenland during the Lower Palaeozoic era, especially the late Silurian.

noun

  • 1chiefly humorous or literary a person from Scotland.
  • 2 (the Caledonian) Geology the Caledonian orogeny.

Origin:

from Caledonia, the Latin name for northern Britain, + -an