Macedonia
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonia), “‘Macedonia’”), from μακεδονία (makedonia), “‘highland’”), from μακεδνός (makednos), “‘high, tall’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/, SAMPA: /%m{s@"d@Uni@/
- (US) enPR: măs'ədōʹnēə IPA: /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, SAMPA: /%m{s@"doUni@/
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Macedonia
- An ancient 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 Republic of Macedonia.
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country in the Balkan Peninsula
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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[edit] See also
- Skopje
- West Macedonia
- Central Macedonia
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- FYROM
- Republic of Macedonia
- Countries of the world
- Pirin Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
- Wikipedia article on Republic of Macedonia
- Wikipedia article on Macedonia, Greece
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[edit] Galician
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Macedonia f.
- Macedonia (modern republic)
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Macedonia f.
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Macedonia f.
[edit] Declension
| Singular only | |
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| Nominative | Macedonia |
| Genitive | Macedonii |
| Dative | Macedonii |
| Accusative | Macedonię |
| Instrumental | Macedonią |
| Locative | Macedonii |
| Vocative | Macedonio |
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[edit] Romanian
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- IPA: [ma.ʧe.do'ni.a]
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Macedonia f.
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| gender f. | uncountable |
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| Nom/Acc | Macedonia |
| Gen/Dat | Macedoniei |

