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Macedonia^¹

/ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/ UK
/ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ US
/ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊniə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”). Doublet of macedoine.

proper noun

A geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
historical An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
Similar: Macedon
Former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans.
A geographic region and former administrative region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
A geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
historical A former constituent republic of Yugoslavia. But all this took time and delayed the start of the Communist-led uprising in Macedonia until October 11, 1941, that is, almost three months after it began in other parts of Yugoslavia. The CPY only had a few members in Macedonia at the time […]
historical A former province of the Roman Empire.

macedonia^²

noun macedonias

alternative Alternative form of macédoine Try the whole filet mignon, roast duckling, green lasagna, choucroute garni, Cornish hens, and the macedonia of fruit made each day.

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name modern geographical region

Deutsch	Makedonien
Română	Macedonia

name Republic of North Macedonia — see also Republic of North Macedonia

Español	Macedonia, República de Macedonia
한국어	마케도니아 Makedonia, 마케도니아 공화국 makedonia gonghwaguk
日本語	マケドニア Makedonia, マケドニア共和国 Makedonia kyōwakoku
中文	馬其頓 /马其顿 Mǎqídùn
हिन्दी	मैसिडोनिया maisiḍoniyā, मैसेडोनिया maiseḍoniyā, मकदूनिया makdūniyā
Français	Macédoine
Deutsch	Mazedonien
Italiano	Macedonia, Repubblica di Macedonia
Ελληνικά	Μακεδονία Makedonía, Σκόπια Skópia, πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας próin Giougkoslavikí Dimokratía tis Makedonías, ΠΓΔΜ PGDM
Română	Macedonia, Republica Macedonia
Русский	Македо́ния Makedónija, Респу́блика Македо́ния Respúblika Makedónija
Tiếng Việt	cộng hòa Ma-xê-đô-ni-a, Ma-xê-đô-ni-a
العربية	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā, مَكْدُونِيَا makdūniyā
עברית	מָקֶדוֹנְיָה makedonya

name ancient kingdom

Español	Reino de Macedonia
한국어	마케도니아 Makedonia
日本語	マケドニア Makedonia, マケドニア王国 Makedonia ōkoku
中文	馬其頓 /马其顿 Mǎqídùn
हिन्दी	मैसिडोनिया maisiḍoniyā, मैसेडोनिया maiseḍoniyā, मकदूनिया makdūniyā
Français	Macédoine
Deutsch	Makedonien
Italiano	Macedonia
Ελληνικά	Μακεδονία Makedonía
Română	Macedonia
Русский	Македо́ния Makedónija
Tiếng Việt	Ma-xê-đô-ni-a
العربية	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā
עברית	מוקדון mokedon, מָקֶדוֹנְיָה makedonya

name region of northern Greece

Español	Macedonia
한국어	마케도니아 Makedonia
日本語	マケドニア Makedonia
中文	馬其頓 /马其顿 Mǎqídùn
हिन्दी	मैसिडोनिया maisiḍoniyā, मैसेडोनिया maiseḍoniyā, मकदूनिया makdūniyā
Français	Macédoine
Deutsch	Makedonien
Italiano	Macedonia
Ελληνικά	Μακεδονία Makedonía
Română	Macedonia
Русский	Македо́ния Makedónija
العربية	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā
עברית	מָקֶדוֹנְיָה makedonya

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@misc{macedonia_2026,
  title = {macedonia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macedonia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}