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- noun Plural form of
Caledonian .
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The first two are round dances, and the Caledonians is a square.
Mates at Billabong 1911
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The name Caledonians, to which Ammianus’ Dicalydones must surely be related, appears as far back as Tacitus’ account of Agricola’s Roman campaigns in the north-east of Scotland, written in the first century AD.
The Picts (or Cruithne, or Albans): What's in a name? Carla 2007
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The name Caledonians, to which Ammianus’ Dicalydones must surely be related, appears as far back as Tacitus’ account of Agricola’s Roman campaigns in the north-east of Scotland, written in the first century AD.
Archive 2007-12-01 Carla 2007
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The Roman conquests in this island reached no further northward than to that part of Scotland where Stirling and Glasgow are seated: The region beyond was held not worth the conquering: It was inhabited by a barbarous people, called Caledonians and Picts; who, being a rough fierce nation, daily infested the British borders.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings Jonathan Swift 1706
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He traveled throughout Scotland, and converted the Picts (aka Caledonians) to Christianity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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He traveled throughout Scotland, and converted the Picts (aka Caledonians) to Christianity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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He traveled throughout Scotland, and converted the Picts (aka Caledonians) to Christianity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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He traveled throughout Scotland, and converted the Picts (aka Caledonians) to Christianity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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He traveled throughout Scotland, and converted the Picts (aka Caledonians) to Christianity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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He traveled throughout Scotland, and converted the Picts (aka Caledonians) to Christianity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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