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

The death toll from a North Macedonia nightclub fire rose to 63 on Tuesday, when a musician died of his injuries almost seven months after the blaze, the country's prosecutor said.

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Belgium's goalless draw with North Macedonia on Friday had opened the door for Wales, who needed to win their remaining three games to finish top of Group J and qualify automatically for the World Cup.

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Wales will have a better idea of where they stand in their World Cup qualifying group once Belgium have played North Macedonia in Ghent on Friday night.

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I went with my son to the Macedonia game a while back and the atmosphere at Old Trafford was electric.

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Wales sit third in their group, behind second placed Belgium and leaders North Macedonia, in pursuit of a place at next summer's World Cup finals.

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