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Macedonia vs. Greece

Macedonia

[ mas-i-doh-nee-uh, -dohn-yuh ]
noun
  1. 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). Capital: Skopje.

Greece

[ grees ]
noun
  1. a republic in southern Europe at the south end of the Balkan Peninsula. 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens.
  2. a city in western New York State, a suburb of Rochester on the south shore of Lake Ontario.

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