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Macedonia
Macedonia
English
Proper noun
Macedonia
- An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings. (Also called Macedon.)
- The Republic of Macedonia, a country in Europe which is sometimes referred to elliptically (by the UN and others, pending the outcome of a dispute between Macedonia and Greece) 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 the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
- A modern geographical region which includes the republic of Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia, and a bit of Bulgaria.
- The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria. (Also called Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.)
Derived terms
Translations
ancient kingdom
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former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — See also translations at : former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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region of northern Greece
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modern geographical region
region of Bulgaria
See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
- Countries of the world
- Appendix:Place names in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Skopje
- West Macedonia
- Central Macedonia
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- FYROM
- Republic of Macedonia
- Pirin Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
- Republic of Macedonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Macedonia (Greece) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matʃeˈdɔnja/
Proper noun
Macedonia f
- Macedonia (all senses)
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maː.keˈdo.ni.a/, [maː.kɛˈdɔ.ni.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃeˈdo.ni.a/, [ma.t͡ʃeˈdoː.ni.a]
Proper noun
Mācedonia f (genitive Mācedoniae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular |
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nominative | Mācedonia |
genitive | Mācedoniae |
dative | Mācedoniae |
accusative | Mācedoniam |
ablative | Mācedoniā |
vocative | Mācedonia |
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.t͡sɛˈdɔ.ɲa/
Proper noun
Macedonia f
Declension
declension of Macedonia
singular | |
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nominative | Macedonia |
genitive | Macedonii |
dative | Macedonii |
accusative | Macedonię |
instrumental | Macedonią |
locative | Macedonii |
vocative | Macedonio |
Derived terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma.t͡ʃe.doˈni.a]
Proper noun
Macedonia f
Declension
gender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Macedonia |
Gen/Dat | Macedoniei |
Related terms
- macedonean
- limba macedoneană
macedonia
macedonia
Italian
Noun
macedonia f (plural macedonie)
- fruit salad (often tinned)
- (figuratively) a mixture of heterogeneous elements; a mishmash
- medley
Anagrams
Spanish
Adjective
macedonia f
- feminine singular of macedonio
Noun
macedonia f (plural macedonias)
- fruit salad
- feminine equivalent of macedonio