Macedonian

[mas-i-doh-nee-uhn]

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.

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Macedonian¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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