Βόρεια Μακεδονία
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Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Βόρεια Μακεδονία • (Vóreia Makedonía) f
- North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)
Usage notes
[edit]- The Greek government formerly objected to the use of "Macedonia", including in phrases like the "Republic of Macedonia", without a geographical qualifier such as "Northern Macedonia". (See "Macedonia naming dispute" on Wikipedia.)
Synonyms
[edit]- Δημοκρατία των Σκοπίων (Dimokratía ton Skopíon) (unofficial, colloquial)
- πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας (próin Giougkoslavikí Dimokratía tis Makedonías) (former provisional name)
- Σκόπια (Skópia) (by extension)
Further reading
[edit]- Βόρεια Μακεδονία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el