Macedonia

[mas-i-doh-nee-uh, -dohn-yuh]

noun

1. Also Macedon an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.

2. a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 9,928 sq. mi. (25,713 sq. km). Skopje.

Macedonia

/ ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə /

noun

1. Official name: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.  FYROM. Serbian name: Makedonija. a country in SE Europe, comprising the NW half of ancient Macedon: it became part of the kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (subsequently Yugoslavia) in 1913; it declared independence in 1992, but Greece objected to the use of the historical name Macedonia; in 1993 it was recognized by the UN under its current official name. Official language: Macedonian. Religion: Christian majority, Muslim, nonreligious, and Jewish minorities. Currency: denar. Capital: Skopje. Pop: 2 087 171 (2013 est). Area: 25 713 sq km (10 028 sq miles)

2. Modern Greek name: Makedhonia. an area of N Greece, comprising the regions of Macedonia Central, Macedonia West, and part of Macedonia East and Thrace

3. a district of SW Bulgaria, now occupied by Blagoevgrad province. Area: 6465 sq km (2496 sq miles)

Macedonia

1. Republic in southeastern Europe on the west Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Yugoslavia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. Its capital and largest city is Skopje.

The country has been marked by conflict between minority ethnic Albanians and majority Slavs.

Macedonia is part of a mountainous region of the Balkan Peninsula, also called Macedonia, that was once ruled by the Ottoman Empire and divided in 1912 among Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia (later Yugoslavia).

Greece has objected to the republic's adoption of the name Macedonia, which is also the name of a Greek province and which to the Greeks has been historically associated with Alexander the Great and ancient Greece.

Example Sentences

They are a point behind North Macedonia, who won 1-0 in Kazakhstan, while Belgium are third, three points further back but with two games in hand.

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Salmond, who died of a heart attack in October 2024 while attending a conference in North Macedonia, was suing the government for misfeasance - a civil law term that means the wrongful exercise of lawful authority.

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The former SNP leader died of a heart attack in North Macedonia last year, aged 69.

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The ex-SNP leader and Alba Party founder died of a heart attack in North Macedonia in October last year, aged 69.

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The BBC has spoken to numerous owners who have faced serious difficulties with dogs delivered to their door from countries such as Romania, Ukraine and North Macedonia, including infectious diseases and aggressive behaviour.

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