New Caledonia

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French Nouvelle-Calédonie. === Pronunciation === (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/, /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, /ˈnu ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ === Proper noun === New Caledonia An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies. Synonyms: NC, NCL (symbols) (historical) 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. (historical) A short-lived (1698–1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital). ==== Holonyms ==== (territory in Oceania): Melanesia (district of North America): North America ==== Derived terms ==== New Caledonian ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Caledonia Kanak Kanaky Countries of the world