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Word: new caledonia
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Meaning:
Proper noun:
- historical A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company. It became the colony of British Columbia in 1858.
- historical A short-lived (1698-1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital)
- Overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
Source: Wiktionary
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