Macedonia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonia, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonia, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednos, “high, tall”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/, X-SAMPA: /%m{s@"d@Uni@/
- (US) enPR: măs'ədōʹnēə IPA: /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, X-SAMPA: /%m{s@"doUni@/
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Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia
- An ancient Greek kingdom north of Thessaly, usually termed Macedon in English.
- The territory of the ancient kingdom, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
- Republic of Macedonia, country in Europe. Provisionally designated by the UN and others as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- The largest and second most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
- The part of the region in south-western Bulgaria.
- The whole region including parts of SW Bulgaria, north Greece and south former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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region of northern Greece
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ancient kingdom
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region of Bulgaria
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the whole region
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See also [edit]
- Appendix:Place names in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Skopje
- West Macedonia
- Central Macedonia
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- FYROM
- Republic of Macedonia
- Countries of the world
- Pirin Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Macedonia (Greece)
Galician [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia f
- Macedonia (modern republic)
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Italian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia f
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Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia
Inflection [edit]
| nominative | Macedonia |
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| genitive | Macedoniae |
| dative | Macedoniae |
| accusative | Macedoniam |
| ablative | Macedoniā |
| vocative | Macedonia |
| locative | Macedoniae |
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Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia f
Declension [edit]
declension of Macedonia
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Romanian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ma.t͡ʃe.doˈni.a]
Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia f
Declension [edit]
| gender f | uncountable |
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| Nom/Acc | Macedonia |
| Gen/Dat | Macedoniei |
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Spanish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Macedonia f