Βόρεια Μακεδονία

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvo.ɾi.a ma.ce.ðoˈni.a/

Proper noun

Βόρεια Μακεδονία • (Vóreia Makedonía) f

1. North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

Usage notes

• 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

• 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

• Βόρεια Μακεδονία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el