Macedonia

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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia

  1. An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
    Synonym: Macedon
  2. 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.
  3. North Macedonia, a country in Southeastern Europe, or one of its predecessor incarnations, such as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 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 []
  4. 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.
  5. The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria. (Also called Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.)

SynonymsEdit

(ancient kingdom conquered by Rome):

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

(region of Greece):

(region of Bulgaria):

(region across many countries):

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

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AnagramsEdit

AsturianEdit

 
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Proper nounEdit

Macedonia

  1. Macedonia

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GalicianEdit

 
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Proper nounEdit

Macedonia f

  1. North Macedonia (modern republic)

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IdoEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia

  1. Macedonia

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ItalianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (all senses)

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LatinEdit

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

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • (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 nounEdit

Macedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae); first declension

  1. Macedonia

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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

PolishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (a region in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)
  2. Macedonia (an ancient kingdom in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)
  3. Macedonia (an administrative region in Greece)
  4. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

adjective
nouns

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Macedónia

RomanianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

DeclensionEdit

gender f uncountable
Nom/Acc Macedonia
Gen/Dat Macedoniei

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SpanishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

Derived termsEdit