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Macedonia

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, Macedonia), from μακεδονία (makedonía, highland), from μακεδνός (makednós, high, tall). Doublet of macedoine.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/
  • (US) enPR: măs'ədōʹnēə IPA(key): /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/[1]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊniə
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ce‧do‧ni‧a, Ma‧ce‧don‧ia

Proper noun

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Macedonia

  1. A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
  2. (historical) An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
    Synonym: Macedon
  3. Former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans.
  4. A geographic region and former administrative region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
  5. A geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
  6. (historical) A former constituent republic of Yugoslavia.
    • 2002, Jozo Tomasevich, War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941 - 1945, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 166:
      But all this took time and delayed the start of the Communist-led uprising in Macedonia until October 11, 1941, that is, almost three months after it began in other parts of Yugoslavia. The CPY only had a few members in Macedonia at the time []
  7. (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire.

Synonyms

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(region across many countries):

(ancient kingdom conquered by Rome):

(North Macedonia, sovereign country, nation-state in Europe):

(region of Greece):

(region of Bulgaria):

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maθeˈdonja/ [ma.θeˈð̞o.nja]
  • Rhymes: -onja
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ce‧do‧nia

Proper noun

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Macedonia

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Derived terms

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Galician

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Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
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Ido

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Macedonia

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

See also

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃeˈdɔ.nja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnja
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ce‧dò‧nia

Proper noun

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Macedonia (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, Macedonia), from μακεδονία (makedonía, highland), from μακεδνός (makednós, high, tall).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Macedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae); first declension

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. (New Latin) Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (New Latin, historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Macedonia
genitive Macedoniae
dative Macedoniae
accusative Macedoniam
ablative Macedoniā
vocative Macedonia
locative Macedoniae
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References

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  • Macedonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Macedonia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Macedonia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.t͡sɛˈdɔɲ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲja
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ce‧don‧ia

Proper noun

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Macedonia f (related adjective macedoński)

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
    Synonym: Macedonia Północna
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Macedonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Macedonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Macedonia f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Macedônia / Macedónia.

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
    Synonym: Macedonia de Nord
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Declension

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singular
definite
nominative-accusative Macedonia
genitive-dative Macedoniei
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
    Synonym: Macedonia del Norte
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Derived terms

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Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
    Synonym: Gogledd Macedonia
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of Macedonia
radical soft nasal aspirate
Macedonia Facedonia unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.