What does "macedonia" mean?
Alternative form of macédoine.
Macedonia
/ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative form of macédoine.
- Grammar: macedonia is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: aegean macedonia, balkan region, bulgarian macedonia, country.
- Usage evidence: Macedonia and Bulgaria are not friends.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of macédoine. alt-of, alternative
"Try the whole filet mignon, roast duckling, green lasagna, choucroute garni, Cornish hens, and the macedonia of fruit made each day."
Proper Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 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. historical
- 3 Former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans.
- 4 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.
- 5 A geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
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- 6 A former constituent republic of Yugoslavia. historical
"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 […]"
- 7 A former province of the Roman Empire. historical
Synonyms
All synonyms aegean macedoniabalkan regionbulgarian macedoniacountrycultural regionformer yugoslav republic of macedonia
Example
"Macedonia and Bulgaria are not friends."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "macedonia"?
Common synonyms include: aegean macedonia, balkan region, bulgarian macedonia, country, cultural region, former yugoslav republic of macedonia.
How do you use "macedonia" in a sentence?
Macedonia and Bulgaria are not friends.
How do you pronounce "macedonia"?
Pronounced /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”). Doublet of macedoine.