Macedonian

American  

[mas-i-doh-nee-uhn] / ˌmæs ɪˈdoʊ ni ən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Macedonia.

2. a Slavic language of modern Macedonia.

3. an extinct language of ancient Macedonia, an Indo-European language of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European language family.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Macedonia, its inhabitants, or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Macedonian

First recorded in 1550–60; Macedoni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

This wasn’t the rule of the Greeks, Romans or Macedonians of antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Club Pulse, in the eastern town of Kocani, was packed with young Macedonians attending a concert by a popular hip-hop duo when sparks from pyrotechnic devices set fire to the ceiling.

From BBC

Reflecting on Salmond's death, while attending a conference in the North Macedonian city of Ohrid, Sturgeon writes that the emotions she felt suggested she had not come to terms with their estrangement.

From BBC

Thousands of people have protested in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, demanding justice and action against corruption after a nightclub fire killed 59 people, many of them teenagers.

From BBC

She said dignitaries including the Macedonian president had given a great deal of time to ensure Salmond was given a send-off that "he so rightly deserved".

From BBC