Macedonia
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editMacedonia
- A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
- (historical) An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
- Synonym: Macedon
- Former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans.
- A geographic region and former administrative 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 geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
- (historical) A former constituent republic of 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 […]
- (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire.
Synonyms
edit(region across many countries):
(ancient kingdom conquered by Rome):
(North Macedonia, sovereign country, nation-state in Europe):
- former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- FYROM
- Macedonia-Skopje
- Monkeydonia (derogatory)
- New Macedonia
- Northern Macedonia
- North Macedonia
- Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of Northern Macedonia
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(region of Greece):
(region of Bulgaria):
Derived terms
edit- Aegean Macedonia
- Bulgarian Macedonia
- Central Macedonia
- East Macedonia
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- FYROM
- Greater Macedonia
- Greek Macedonia
- Macedonian
- Macedonia-Skopje
- New Macedonia
- Northern Macedonia
- North Macedonia
- Pirin Macedonia
- Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of Northern Macedonia
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Southern Macedonia
- South Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
- West Macedonia
- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Translations
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See also
edit- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic, Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- Countries of the world
- Skopje
- North Macedonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Macedonia (Greece) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- ^ “Macedonia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
editAsturian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMacedonia
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Derived terms
editGalician
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editMacedonia f
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Related terms
editIdo
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMacedonia
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
See also
edit- Albania
- Andora
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgia
- Bielorusia
- Bosnia e Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Chekia
- Chipro
- Dania
- Estonia
- Finlando
- Francia
- Germania
- Grekia
- Gruzia
- Hispania
- Hungaria
- Irlando
- Islando
- Italia
- Kazakstan
- Kosovo
- Kroatia
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lituania
- Luxemburgia
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monako
- Montenegro
- Nederlando
- Norvegia
- Polonia
- Portugal
- Rumania
- Rusia
- San-Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Suedia
- Suisia
- Turkia
- Ukraina
- Unionita Rejio
- Vatikano
Italian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMacedonia f
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Related terms
editAnagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ma.kɛˈdɔ.ni.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mä.t͡ʃeˈd̪ɔː.ni.ä]
- Note: the /e/ and later /o/ of this root can be found metrically lengthened in order to fit a hexameter.
Proper noun
editMacedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae); first declension
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- (New Latin) Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (New Latin, historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Macedonia |
genitive | Macedoniae |
dative | Macedoniae |
accusative | Macedoniam |
ablative | Macedoniā |
vocative | Macedonia |
locative | Macedoniae |
Related terms
editReferences
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Macedonia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMacedonia f (related adjective macedoński)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Synonym: Macedonia Północna
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Declension
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editProper noun
editMacedonia f
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Macedônia / Macedónia.
Romanian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMacedonia f
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Synonym: Macedonia de Nord
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Declension
editsingular | |
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definite | |
nominative-accusative | Macedonia |
genitive-dative | Macedoniei |
Related terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /maθeˈdonja/ [ma.θeˈð̞o.nja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maseˈdonja/ [ma.seˈð̞o.nja]
- Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: Ma‧ce‧do‧nia
Proper noun
editMacedonia f
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Synonym: Macedonia del Norte
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Derived terms
editWelsh
editProper noun
editMacedonia f
- Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
- (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)
- Synonym: Gogledd Macedonia
- Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
- (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)
Derived terms
edit- Gogledd Macedonia (“North Macedonia”)
- pinwydd Macedonia (“Macedonian pines”)
Mutation
edit- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊniə
- Rhymes:English/əʊniə/5 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- en:Places in North Macedonia
- en:Places in Greece
- en:Places in Bulgaria
- en:Places in Albania
- en:Places in Serbia
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Former polities
- en:Ancient Greece
- en:Former names of countries
- en:North Macedonia
- en:Countries in Europe
- en:Former political divisions
- en:Places in Yugoslavia
- English terms with quotations
- en:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- en:Places in the Roman Empire
- English terms suffixed with -ia
- English exonyms
- Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Asturian/onja
- Rhymes:Asturian/onja/4 syllables
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian proper nouns
- ast:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- ast:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- ast:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- ast:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- ast:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- ast:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- ast:Places in North Macedonia
- ast:Places in Greece
- ast:Places in Bulgaria
- ast:Places in Albania
- ast:Places in Serbia
- Asturian terms with historical senses
- ast:Former polities
- ast:Ancient Greece
- ast:Former names of countries
- ast:North Macedonia
- ast:Countries in Europe
- ast:Former political divisions
- ast:Places in Yugoslavia
- Galician lemmas
- Galician proper nouns
- Galician feminine nouns
- gl:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- gl:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- gl:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- gl:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- gl:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- gl:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- gl:Places in North Macedonia
- gl:Places in Greece
- gl:Places in Bulgaria
- gl:Places in Albania
- gl:Places in Serbia
- Galician terms with historical senses
- gl:Former polities
- gl:Ancient Greece
- gl:Former names of countries
- gl:North Macedonia
- gl:Countries in Europe
- gl:Former political divisions
- gl:Places in Yugoslavia
- Ido terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ido lemmas
- Ido proper nouns
- io:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- io:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- io:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- io:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- io:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- io:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- io:Places in North Macedonia
- io:Places in Greece
- io:Places in Bulgaria
- io:Places in Albania
- io:Places in Serbia
- Ido terms with historical senses
- io:Former polities
- io:Ancient Greece
- io:Former names of countries
- io:North Macedonia
- io:Countries in Europe
- io:Former political divisions
- io:Places in Yugoslavia
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnja
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnja/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- it:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- it:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- it:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- it:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- it:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- it:Places in North Macedonia
- it:Places in Greece
- it:Places in Bulgaria
- it:Places in Albania
- it:Places in Serbia
- Italian terms with historical senses
- it:Former polities
- it:Ancient Greece
- it:Former names of countries
- it:North Macedonia
- it:Countries in Europe
- it:Former political divisions
- it:Places in Yugoslavia
- Italian exonyms
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- la:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- la:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- la:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- la:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- la:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- la:Places in North Macedonia
- la:Places in Greece
- la:Places in Bulgaria
- la:Places in Albania
- la:Places in Serbia
- la:Former polities
- la:Ancient Greece
- New Latin
- la:Former names of countries
- la:North Macedonia
- la:Countries in Europe
- la:Former political divisions
- Latin terms with historical senses
- la:Places in Yugoslavia
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Polish terms borrowed from Latin
- Polish learned borrowings from Latin
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish 4-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔɲja
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔɲja/4 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- pl:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- pl:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- pl:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- pl:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- pl:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- pl:Places in North Macedonia
- pl:Places in Greece
- pl:Places in Bulgaria
- pl:Places in Albania
- pl:Places in Serbia
- Polish terms with historical senses
- pl:Former polities
- pl:Ancient Greece
- pl:Former names of countries
- pl:North Macedonia
- pl:Countries in Europe
- pl:Former political divisions
- pl:Places in Yugoslavia
- Polish singularia tantum
- Polish exonyms
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese forms superseded in 1943
- Portuguese forms superseded in 1911
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian terms with audio pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian feminine nouns
- ro:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- ro:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- ro:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- ro:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- ro:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- ro:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- ro:Places in North Macedonia
- ro:Places in Greece
- ro:Places in Bulgaria
- ro:Places in Albania
- ro:Places in Serbia
- Romanian terms with historical senses
- ro:Former polities
- ro:Ancient Greece
- ro:Former names of countries
- ro:North Macedonia
- ro:Countries in Europe
- ro:Former political divisions
- ro:Places in Yugoslavia
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/onja
- Rhymes:Spanish/onja/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- es:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- es:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- es:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- es:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- es:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- es:Places in North Macedonia
- es:Places in Greece
- es:Places in Bulgaria
- es:Places in Albania
- es:Places in Serbia
- Spanish terms with historical senses
- es:Former polities
- es:Ancient Greece
- es:Former names of countries
- es:North Macedonia
- es:Countries in Europe
- es:Former political divisions
- es:Places in Yugoslavia
- Spanish exonyms
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
- Welsh feminine nouns
- cy:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe
- cy:Geographic and cultural areas of North Macedonia
- cy:Geographic and cultural areas of Greece
- cy:Geographic and cultural areas of Bulgaria
- cy:Geographic and cultural areas of Albania
- cy:Geographic and cultural areas of Serbia
- cy:Places in North Macedonia
- cy:Places in Greece
- cy:Places in Bulgaria
- cy:Places in Albania
- cy:Places in Serbia
- Welsh terms with historical senses
- cy:Former polities
- cy:Ancient Greece
- cy:Former names of countries
- cy:North Macedonia
- cy:Countries in Europe
- cy:Former political divisions
- cy:Places in Yugoslavia