Macedonia

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See also: macedonia, macedónia, macedonià, macedònia, Macedónia, and Macedònia

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/
  • (US) enPR: măs'ədōʹnēə IPA(key): /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia

  2. An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
    Synonym: Macedon
  4. The largest and second-most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
  6. North Macedonia, a country in Southeastern Europe, or one of its predecessor incarnations, such as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.
    • 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 […]
  8. A geographical region which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
  9. The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria. (Also called Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.)

Synonyms[edit]

(ancient kingdom conquered by Rome):

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

(region of Greece):

(region of Bulgaria):

(region across many countries):

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Translations[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia

  1. Macedonia

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Galician[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f

  1. North Macedonia (modern republic)

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Ido[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia

  1. Macedonia

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Italian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (all senses)

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Latin[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.keˈdo.ni.a/, [mäkɛˈd̪ɔniä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃeˈdo.ni.a/, [mät͡ʃeˈd̪ɔːniä]
  • Note: the /e/ and later /o/ of this root can be found metrically lengthened in order to fit a hexameter.

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae); first declension

  1. Macedonia

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Macedonia
Genitive Macedoniae
Dative Macedoniae
Accusative Macedoniam
Ablative Macedoniā
Vocative Macedonia
Locative Macedoniae

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

Declension[edit]

Declension of Macedonia
singular
nominative Macedonia
genitive Macedonii
dative Macedonii
accusative Macedonię
instrumental Macedonią
locative Macedonii
vocative Macedonio

Derived terms[edit]

nouns
adjective

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Macedónia

Romanian[edit]

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

Declension[edit]

gender f uncountable
Nom/Acc Macedonia
Gen/Dat Macedoniei

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Spanish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maθeˈdonja/, [ma.θeˈð̞o.nja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /maseˈdonja/, [ma.seˈð̞o.nja]

Proper noun[edit]

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

Derived terms[edit]

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