I. |kalə|dōnēən, -nyən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Caledonia Scotland (from Latin, province of ancient Britain) + English -an
1. : of or relating to Scotland : scottish , scots , scotch
2. : of or relating to mountain-making movements of the European Paleozoic era — see geologic time table
II. noun
( -s )
1. capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Scotland : scotsman
2. caledonians plural but singular in construction , usually capitalized : a square dance for eight resembling the quadrille