North Macedonia
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
north + Macedonia. Suggested as a name for the republic since at least the 1990s. Part of the official name of the country since February 2019.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɔːθ ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/
Proper noun edit
- A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992. The current name was adopted in 2019 to resolve a naming dispute with Greece.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:North Macedonia.
- (nonstandard) The northern part of the geographical region known as Macedonia.
- (nonstandard) The northern part of the modern Greek province of Macedonia.
- (nonstandard) The northern part of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
Usage notes edit
- Formerly known variously as just Macedonia (especially informally; objected to by Greece), Republic of Macedonia (also objected to by Greece) or former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (in diplomatic circles; abbreviated FYROM).
Related terms edit
Translations edit
country in Europe
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See also edit
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, 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
- Appendix:Countries of the world