New Caledonia
/ˌkælɪˈdəʊnjə/- an island in the South Pacific, east of Australia; pop. 227,400 (est. 2009); capital, Nouméa. Since 1946 it has formed, with its dependencies, a French overseas territory; the French annexed the island in 1853. French name
N OUVELLE-C ALÉDONIE.新喀里多尼亚（南太平洋的一个岛屿, 位于澳大利亚东部, 2009年估计人口227,400, 首都努美阿; 自1946年起便连同其附属领地成为法国的海外领土, 1853年被法国吞并; 法语名N OUVELLE-C ALÉDONIE.）。
派生词
New Caledonian
noun & adjective词源
named, by Captain Cook in 1774, after the Roman name Caledonia 'Scotland'.