New Caledonia

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 America traded by the Hudsons Bay Company. It became the colony of British Columbia in 1858.

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