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Macedonia

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

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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.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 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 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 […]
  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):

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References edit

  1. ^ “Macedonia”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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Macedonia

  1. Macedonia

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Proper noun edit

Macedonia f

  1. North Macedonia (modern republic)

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Proper noun edit

Macedonia

  1. Macedonia

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Pronunciation edit

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

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia (all senses)

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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”).

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Proper noun edit

Macedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae); first declension

  1. Macedonia

Declension edit

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

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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

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin Macedonia.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Macedonia f (related adjective macedoński)

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

Declension edit

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

Derived terms edit

nouns

Further reading edit

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

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Macedonia f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Macedónia

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Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

Declension edit

gender f uncountable
Nom/Acc Macedonia
Gen/Dat Macedoniei

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Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Macedonia f

  1. Macedonia

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