Meanings
proper noun
- An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
- historicalA 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.
- historicalA short-lived (1698–1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
Similar
mul:NCmul:NCL
Origin
- FrenchNouvelle-Calédonie
- EnglishNew Caledonia
Calque of French Nouvelle-Calédonie.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Nieu-Kaledonië, Nieu-Caledonië
- Nieu-Kaledoniëoverseas territory of France
- Nieu-Caledoniëoverseas territory of France
Arabic كَالِيدُونِيَا الْجَدِيدَة, كَلِدُنيَة الْجَدِيدَة
- كَالِيدُونِيَا الْجَدِيدَة (kālīdūniyā l-jadīda)overseas territory of France
- كَلِدُنيَة الْجَدِيدَةoverseas territory of France
Bengali নিউ ক্যালিডোনিয়া
- নিউ ক্যালিডোনিয়া (niu kêliḍōniẏa)overseas territory of France
Brazilian Portuguese Nova Caledônia
- Nova Caledôniaoverseas territory of France
Bulgarian Но́ва Каледо́ния
- Но́ва Каледо́ния (Nóva Kaledónija)overseas territory of France
Catalan Nova Caledònia
- Nova Caledòniaoverseas territory of France
Chinese Mandarin 新喀里多尼亞
- 新喀里多尼亞 (Xīn Kèlǐduōníyà, Xīn Kèlǐduōníyǎ)overseas territory of France
Czech Nová Kaledonie
- Nová Kaledonieoverseas territory of France
Danish Ny Kaledonien
- Ny Kaledonienoverseas territory of France
Dutch Nieuw-Caledonië
- Nieuw-Caledoniëoverseas territory of France
Esperanto Nov-Kaledonio
- Nov-Kaledoniooverseas territory of France
Estonian Uus-Kaledoonia
- Uus-Kaledooniaoverseas territory of France
European Portuguese Nova Caledónia
- Nova Caledóniaoverseas territory of France
Finnish Uusi-Kaledonia
- Uusi-Kaledoniaoverseas territory of France
French Nouvelle-Calédonie
- Nouvelle-Calédonieoverseas territory of France
German Neukaledonien
- Neukaledonienoverseas territory of France
Greek Νέα Καληδονία
- Νέα Καληδονία (Néa Kalidonía)overseas territory of France
Hawaiian Nū Kaledonia
- Nū Kaledoniaoverseas territory of France
Hebrew קלדוניה החדשה
- קלדוניה החדשה (kaledonia ha-khadasha)overseas territory of France
Hindi न्यू कैलेडोनिया
- न्यू कैलेडोनिया (nyū kaileḍoniyā)overseas territory of France
Hungarian Új-Kaledónia
- Új-Kaledóniaoverseas territory of France
Icelandic Nýja-Kaledónía
- Nýja-Kaledóníaoverseas territory of France
Indonesian Kaledonia Baru
- Kaledonia Baruoverseas territory of France
Irish Nua-Chaladóin
- Nua-Chaladóinoverseas territory of France
Italian Nuova Caledonia
- Nuova Caledoniaoverseas territory of France
Japanese ニューカレドニア
- ニューカレドニア (Nyūkaredonia)overseas territory of France
Korean 누벨칼레도니, 뉴칼레도니아
- 누벨칼레도니 (Nubelkalledoni)overseas territory of France
- 뉴칼레도니아 (Nyukalledonia)overseas territory of France
Latin Nova Caledonia
- Nova Caledoniaoverseas territory of France
Latvian Jaunkaledonija
- Jaunkaledonijaoverseas territory of France
Lithuanian Naujoji Kaledonija
- Naujoji Kaledonijaoverseas territory of France
Malay New Caledonia
- New Caledoniaoverseas territory of France
Māori Kanaki
- Kanakioverseas territory of France
Norwegian Bokmål Ny-Caledonia
- Ny-Caledoniaoverseas territory of France
Persian کالِدونیایِ جَدید, کالِدونیایِ نُو
- کالِدونیایِ جَدید (kâledoniyâ-ye jadid)overseas territory of France
- کالِدونیایِ نُو (kâledoniyâ-ye now)overseas territory of France
Polish Nowa Kaledonia
- Nowa Kaledoniaoverseas territory of France
Romanian Noua Caledonie
- Noua Caledonieoverseas territory of France
Russian Но́вая Каледо́ния
- Но́вая Каледо́ния (Nóvaja Kaledónija)overseas territory of France
Slovak Nová Kaledónia
- Nová Kaledóniaoverseas territory of France
Spanish Nueva Caledonia
- Nueva Caledoniaoverseas territory of France
Swedish Nya Kaledonien
- Nya Kaledonienoverseas territory of France
Tagalog New Caledonia
- New Caledoniaoverseas territory of France
Thai นิวแคลิโดเนีย
- นิวแคลิโดเนียoverseas territory of France
Turkish Yeni Kaledonya
- Yeni Kaledonyaoverseas territory of France
Ukrainian Нова́ Каледо́нія
- Нова́ Каледо́нія (Nová Kaledónija)overseas territory of France
Urdu نیو کیلیڈونیا
- نیو کیلیڈونیا (nyo keleḍonyā)overseas territory of France
Vietnamese Tân Thế giới, Tân Ca-lê-đô-ni-a
- Tân Thế giớioverseas territory of France
- Tân Ca-lê-đô-ni-aoverseas territory of France
Cite this entry
APA
New Caledonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Caledonia
MLA
“New Caledonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Caledonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Caledonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Caledonia.
Source: New Caledonia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.