# Caledonian

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**Caledonian** is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from [Scotland](/source/Scotland), or particularly the [Scottish Highlands](/source/Scottish_Highlands). It derives from [Caledonia](/source/Caledonia), the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland.

**Caledonian** is also used to refer to places or people in or from [New Caledonia](/source/New_Caledonia).

**Caledonian** may also refer to:

## Transport

- [*Caledonian* (ship)](/source/Caledonian_(ship)), several ships with the name
- [Caledonian (locomotive)](/source/Caledonian_(locomotive)), an early locomotive of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- [The Caledonian](/source/The_Caledonian), discontinued British passenger train
- [Caledonian Airways](/source/Caledonian_Airways), former Scottish airline
- [Caledonian Canal](/source/Caledonian_Canal), between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland
- [Caledonian Railway](/source/Caledonian_Railway), former Scottish railway company
- [Caledonian Railway (Brechin)](/source/Caledonian_Railway_(Brechin)), preserved steam railway
- [Caledonian Road (disambiguation)](/source/Caledonian_Road_(disambiguation)), the name of several places in London, England
- [Caledonian Sleeper](/source/Caledonian_Sleeper), a sleeper train service in Scotland

## Sports

- [Caledonian F.C.](/source/Caledonian_F.C.), former football club from Inverness
- [Caledonian F.C. (Glasgow)](/source/Caledonian_F.C._(Glasgow)), former football club from Glasgow
- [Caledonian F.C. (Aberdeen)](/source/Caledonian_F.C._(Aberdeen)), former football club from Aberdeen
- [Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.), football club created in 1994 by the merger of Caledonian F.C. and Inverness Thistle F.C. - [Caledonian Stadium](/source/Caledonian_Stadium), football stadium in Inverness opened in 1996, home ground of the above
- [Caledonian Ground](/source/Caledonian_Ground), sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand

## Other uses

- [Caledonians](/source/Caledonians), an ancient tribal confederation
- [Caledonian orogeny](/source/Caledonian_orogeny), a geological event
- [Caledonian Brewery](/source/Caledonian_Brewery), in Edinburgh, Scotland
- [Caledonian Forest](/source/Caledonian_Forest), the native woodland of Highland Scotland
- [Caledonian Hall](/source/Caledonian_Hall), a historic building in Holyoke, Massachusetts
- [Caledonian-Record](/source/Caledonian-Record), a newspaper published in Vermont, USA
- [Caledonian (ward)](/source/Caledonian_(ward)), electoral district in Islington, London, England
- [Glasgow Caledonian University](/source/Glasgow_Caledonian_University), in Glasgow, Scotland
- [Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Caledonian_Horticultural_Society), also known as the Caley

It is also used by Scottish institutions or societies around the world, or by groups with Scottish ancestry. For example, the [Caledonian Club](/source/Caledonian_Club) in London.

## See also

- [Caledonia](/source/Caledonia)
- [Caledonians](/source/Caledonians)
- [Caledonians (disambiguation)](/source/Caledonians_(disambiguation))

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