Macedonian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Proper noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Related terms 1.7 References 1.8 External links

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Wikipedia

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[edit] Etymology

Macedonia +‎ -an

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• IPA: /mæsəˈdəʊnɪən/, SAMPA: /%m{s@"d@Uni@/

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Macedonian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Macedonia, its people or language.

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[edit] Noun

Macedonian (plural Macedonians)

1. A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

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Singular Macedonian

Plural -

Macedonian

1. A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of Macedonia, provisionally designated the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
2. (historical) The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian)
3. The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.
4. (archaic) The name of a West-Bulgarian dialect prior to the codification of Macedonian standard language.

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• Macedon
• Macedonia
• Macedonic
• Macedonianism

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• Ancient Macedonian on Linguist
• Macedonian from Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Macedonian–English Dictionary from Webster’s Online Dictionary
• ISO 639-1 code mk, ISO 639-3 code mkd (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Macedonian, mkd