Macedonia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]Macedonia
- An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
- Synonym: Macedon
- The largest and second-most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
- North Macedonia, a country in Southeastern Europe, or one of its predecessor incarnations, such as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 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 […]
- A geographical region which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
- The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria. (Also called Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.)
Synonyms
[edit](ancient kingdom conquered by Rome):
(North Macedonia, sovereign country, nation-state in Europe):
- Macedonia-Skopje
- North Macedonia
- Northern Macedonia
- Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Republic of Northern Macedonia
- Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- FYROM
- New Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
- Monkeydonia (derogatory)
(region of Greece):
(region of Bulgaria):
(region across many countries):
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
- Macedonian
- Greater Macedonia
- West Macedonia
- Central Macedonia
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- East Macedonia
- Southern Macedonia
- South Macedonia
- Greek Macedonia
- Aegean Macedonia
- North Macedonia
- Northern Macedonia
- Macedonia-Skopje
- New Macedonia
- Vardar Macedonia
- Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Republic of Northern Macedonia
- Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- FYROM
- Bulgarian Macedonia
- Pirin Macedonia
Translations
[edit]ancient kingdom
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Republic of North Macedonia — see also Republic of North Macedonia
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region of northern Greece
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modern geographical region
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region of Bulgaria
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
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
- Countries of the world
- Skopje
North Macedonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macedonia (Greece) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ “Macedonia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Asturian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia
Derived terms
[edit]Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f
- North Macedonia (modern republic)
Related terms
[edit]Ido
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia
See also
[edit]- (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f
- Macedonia (all senses)
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ma.keˈdo.ni.a/, [mäkɛˈd̪ɔniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃeˈdo.ni.a/, [mät͡ʃeˈd̪ɔːniä]
- Note: the /e/ and later /o/ of this root can be found metrically lengthened in order to fit a hexameter.
Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Macedonia |
Genitive | Macedoniae |
Dative | Macedoniae |
Accusative | Macedoniam |
Ablative | Macedoniā |
Vocative | Macedonia |
Locative | Macedoniae |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Macedonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Macedonia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin Macedonia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f (related adjective macedoński)
- Macedonia (a region in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia)
- Macedonia (an ancient kingdom in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)
- Macedonia (an administrative region of Greece)
- Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Macedonia
Derived terms
[edit]nouns
Further reading
[edit]- Macedonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Macedonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f
Romanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f
Declension
[edit]gender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Macedonia |
Gen/Dat | Macedoniei |
Related terms
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /maθeˈdonja/ [ma.θeˈð̞o.nja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /maseˈdonja/ [ma.seˈð̞o.nja]
- Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: Ma‧ce‧do‧nia
Proper noun
[edit]Macedonia f
Derived terms
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