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Definition for: Macedonia

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία ( Makedonia ) "highland", from μακεδνός ( makednos ), "high, tall", from Doric Greek μάκος ( makos ), "height, length"; in Ionic Greek: μήκος ( mekos ). In Greek mythology, Μακεδονία ( Makedonia ) was named after Μακεδών ( Makedon ), the patriarch of the Macedonians.

Pronunciation

  • ( RP ): /ˌmæsəˈdəʊniə/, / %m{s@"d@Uni@ /
  • ( US ): măs'ədōʹnēə, /ˌmæsəˈdoʊniə/, / %m{s@"doUni@ /

Proper noun

Macedonia

  1. An ancient Greek kingdom north of Thessaly, usually termed Macedon in English.
  2. The largest and second most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
  3. Country in Europe. Official name: Република Македонија, recognized by some under the name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  4. The part of the region in south-western Bulgaria.
  5. The whole region including parts of SW Bulgaria, north Greece and Republic of Macedonia.

Derived terms

  • Macedonian

Translations

ancient Greek kingdom

  • Bosnian: Makedonija f .
  • Bulgarian: Македония, Антична Македония f .
  • Croatian: Makedonija f .
  • Czech: Makedonie f .
  • Danish: Makedonien
  • Dutch: Macedonië n .
  • Finnish: Makedonia
  • French: Macédoine f .
  • German: Makedonien n .
  • Greek: Μακεδονία ( Makedonia ) f .
  • Italian: Macedonia f .
  • Japanese: マケドニア (Makedonia)
  • Macedonian: Македонија f .
  • Mandarin: trad. 馬其頓 , simpl. 马其顿
  • Norwegian: Makedonia
  • Polish: Macedonia f .
  • Romanian: Macedonia f .
  • Russian: Македония (Makedoniya) f .
  • Serbian:
Cyrillic: Македонија f .
Roman: Makedonija f .
  • Slovene: Makedonija f .
  • Spanish: Reino de Macedonia f .
  • Swedish: Makedonien

region of Greece

  • Bosnian: Makedonija f .
  • Bulgarian: Гръцка Македония, Южна Македония f .
  • Croatian: Makedonija f .
  • Czech: Makedonie f .
  • Danish: Græsk Makedonien
  • Dutch: Macedonië n .
  • Finnish: Makedonia
  • French: Macédoine f .
  • German: Makedonien n .
  • Greek: Μακεδονία ( Makedonia ) f .
  • Italian: Macedonia f .
  • Japanese: マケドニア (Makedonia)
  • Macedonian: Македонија f .
  • Mandarin: trad. 馬其頓 , simpl. 马其顿
  • Norwegian: Makedonia
  • Polish: Macedonia f .
  • Romanian: Macedonia f .
  • Russian: Македония (Makedoniya) f .
  • Serbian:
Cyrillic: Македонија f .
Roman: Makedonija f .
  • Slovene: Makedonija f .
  • Spanish: Macedonia f .
  • Swedish: Makedonien

country

  • Bosnian: Makedonija f . , Republika Makedonija f .
  • Bulgarian: Македония, Вардарска Македония f .
  • Catalan: República de Macedònia f .
  • Croatian: Makedonija f . , Republika Makedonija f .
  • Czech: Makedonie f .
  • Danish: Makedonien
  • Dutch: Macedonië n .
  • Esperanto: Respubliko de Makedonio
  • Finnish: Makedonia
  • French: Macédoine f . , République de Macédoine f .
  • German: (Ehemalige Jugoslawische Republik) Mazedonien
  • Greek: Σκόπια ( Skopia ) n . ,

Πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας { FYROM ), Σλαβομακεδονία ( Slavomakedonia ) f .

  • Italian: Macedonia f . , Repubblica di Macedonia f .
  • Japanese: マケドニア (Makedonia), マケドニア共和国 (Makedonia kyōwakoku)
  • Macedonian: Македонија f . , Република Македонија f .
  • Mandarin: trad. 馬其頓 , simpl. 马其顿
  • Norwegian: Makedonia
  • Polish: Macedonia f .
  • Portuguese: Macedónia ( Portugal ) f . , Macedônia ( Brazil ) f .
  • Russian: Македония (Makedoniya) f .
  • Serbian:
Cyrillic: Македонија f . , Република Македонија f .
Roman: Makedonija f . , Republika Makedonija f .
  • Slovene: Makedonija f .
  • Spanish: República de Macedonia f .
  • Swedish: (Forna Jugoslaviska Republiken) Makedonien
  • Turkish: Makedonya

region of Bulgaria

  • Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония, Македония f .

the whole region Македония f .

  • Breton : Makedonia (1, 2)
  • Esperanto : Makedonio, Makedonujo
  • Hebrew : מקדוניה (Makedonia)
  • Hungarian : Macedónia (1), Makedónia (2)
  • Latin : Macedonia (1, 2)
  • Spanish : Macedonia (1, 2)

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

Macedònia, /matʃeˈdɔnja/, / matSe"dOnja /

Proper noun

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

Related terms

  • macedonico
  • Megiddo

Polish

Proper noun

Macedonia f .

  1. Macedonia

Declension

singular only
nominative Macedonia
genitive Macedonii
dative Macedonii
accusative Macedonię
instrumental Macedonią
locative Macedonii
vocative Macedonio


Related terms

  • Macedończyk / Macedonka
  • macedoński

Other Translations for "Macedonia"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse CodeMacedonia
Hex4d e1 63 65 e4 6f ee 69 e1
Pig LatinAcedoniamay

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