- New Caledonia
- geographical name island SW Pacific SW of Vanuatu; with nearby islands, constitutes an overseas department of France capital Nouméa area 7367 square miles (19,081 square kilometers), population 183,100
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Caledonia
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New Caledonia — noun /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə,ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə,ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə,ˈnu ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ a) Overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies. b) A district of the west coast of British North… … Wiktionary
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