New Caledonia
UK/ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/
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Australia/ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
New Caledonia proper noun: an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
Proper noun
New Caledonia
- An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
- A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company, which became the colony of British Columbia in 1858.
- A short-lived (1698–1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital).
New Caledonia meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
New Caledonia in Hindi
- overseas territory of France
- न्यू कैलेडोनिया nyū kaileḍoniyā
New Caledonia in Urdu
- overseas territory of France
- نیو کیلیڈونیا nyo keleḍonyā
New Caledonia in Bengali
- overseas territory of France
- নিউ ক্যালিডোনিয়া niu kêliḍōniẏa
New Caledonia in Tagalog
- overseas territory of France
- New Caledonia
More languagesFewer languages
- New Caledonia in Arabic
- كَالِيدُونِيَا الْجَدِيدَة kālīdūniyā al-jadīda, كَلِدُنيَة الْجَدِيدَة
- New Caledonia in Malay
- New Caledonia
- New Caledonia in Indonesian
- Kaledonia Baru
- New Caledonia in Persian
- کالِدونیایِ جَدید kâledoniyâ-ye jadid, کالِدونیایِ نُو kâledoniyâ-ye now
- New Caledonia in Thai
- นิวแคลิโดเนีย
- New Caledonia in Vietnamese
- Tân Thế giới, Tân Ca-lê-đô-ni-a
- New Caledonia in Myanmar
- နယူးကလီဒိုနီး na.yu:ka.liduini:
Origin of New Caledonia
Calque of French Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Words formed from New Caledonia
Questions about New Caledonia
- What does New Caledonia mean?
- New Caledonia means an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
- What is New Caledonia in Hindi?
- New Caledonia in Hindi is न्यू कैलेडोनिया (nyū kaileḍoniyā). See New Caledonia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia is pronounced /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ (Australia).
Words near New Caledonia in the dictionary
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