Makedonien

Danish

Proper noun

Makedonien

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

   Synonym: Nordmakedonien

4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

German

Alternative forms

• Macedonien (obsolete)
• Mazedonien

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Macedonia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makeˈdoːniən/, /makəˈdoːniən/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Makedonien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Makedoniens)

1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)
3. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
4. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

Usage notes

• German tends to use separate terms Makedonien (the ancient kingdom or any of the modern regions) vs. Mazedonien (former name for North Macedonia, or the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia in Yugoslavia) vs. Macedonia (ancient Roman province, or any of various small towns in Romania, Brazil and elsewhere).

Derived terms

• makedonisch

Related terms

• Mazedonien (“[Former Yugoslav Republic of] Macedonia”)

Swedish

Proper noun

Makedonien

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

   Synonym: Nordmakedonien

4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)