Calder may refer to:
People
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Calder (surname) Calder is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:
** Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
*** Alexander Calder (1 ...
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Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan
Places
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Calder, Tasmania
Calder is a rural locality in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Wynyard.
The 2016 census determined a population of 212 for the state suburb of ...
, Australia, a locality
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Calder, Edmonton
Calder is a residential neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The area was originally part of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve and was settled by employees of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
As described below, Calder was orig ...
, a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Calder, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village
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Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241, Saskatchewan, Canada, a rural municipality
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Calder, Cumbria, England, a village
* Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of
Saint Vincent
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Cawdor
Cawdor () is a village and parish in the Highland council area, Scotland. The village is south-southwest of Nairn and east of Inverness. The village is in the Historic County of Nairnshire.
History
The village is the location of Cawdor ...
, Scotland, original name Calder, a Highland council area
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River Calder (disambiguation), in Scotland, Northern England, and Australia
Sports
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Calder Cannons
The Calder Cannons is an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club competes in the Talent League, the Victorian Statewide Under-18s competition, and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was f ...
, an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Australia
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Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving ...
, awarded to the rookie of the year in the National Hockey League
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Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League (AHL). It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars.
The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In it ...
, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs
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Calder Race Course
Calder Casino is a casino located in Miami Gardens, Florida. It includes slots, electronic table games, and bingo.
The casino opened in 2010 and features a gaming floor with 1,100 slot machines, including video poker, as well as electronic rou ...
, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
Other uses
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Calder Abbey
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge.
Hist ...
in northwest England
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Calder Houses, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa, United States
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Calder baronets, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder
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Calder Publishing
Calder Publications is a publisher of books. Since 1949, the company has published many books on all the arts, particularly subjects such as opera and painting, the theatre and critical and philosophical theory. Calder's authors have achieved ...
, a British publishing company specializing in works about the arts
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Calder v British Columbia (AG)'', case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada relating to aboriginal land titles
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Calder Freeway, Victoria, Australia
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Calder Highway
Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway li ...
, Victoria, Australia
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Calder (crater), a crater on Mercury
* Calder Pillay, a major character in the ''
Chasing Vermeer
''Chasing Vermeer'' is a 2004 children's art mystery novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist. Set in Hyde Park, Chicago near the University of Chicago, the novel follows two children, Calder Pillay and Petra Andalee. A ...
'' children's novel series by Blue Balliet
See also
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East Calder
East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about a mile east of Mid Calder and a mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of 'the Calders (together with Mid and West Calder), three small neighbouring communities situated wes ...
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Mid Calder
Mid Calder (; ) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh. The settlement has been on a major crossroads since its origin some time in the 11th ...
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West Calder
West Calder (, ) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important centre in the oil shale industry in the 19th a ...
, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland
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Calder Park (disambiguation)
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Calders (disambiguation)
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