Macedonia

American  

[mas-i-doh-nee-uh, -dohn-yuh] / ˌmæs ɪˈdoʊ ni ə, -ˈdoʊn jə /

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.

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Macedonia British  

/ 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)

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Macedonia Cultural  

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.

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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.

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Then comes a trip to North Macedonia on 3 October and another meeting with the Slovenians three days later in Glasgow.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Under no circumstances, however, can this concern serve as a vehicle for promoting views that call for the adoption of lethal and illegal methods against bears, as we recently saw in Western Macedonia," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

At Euro 2020 it happened in one group, creating a dead rubber between Netherlands and North Macedonia.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Croatian authorities issued health recommendations for coping with extreme heat, while North Macedonia, Bosnia and Montenegro also braced for extreme temperatures.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Xhalal and his brother fled Kacanik on foot and walked for two days over mountains toward Macedonia.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John