HOW TO PRONOUNCE
macedonia
/ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
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What does macedonia mean?
noun
- Alternative form of macédoine.
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.
- Former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans.
More meanings (5)
proper noun
- 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) 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.
- (historical) A former constituent republic of Yugoslavia.
- (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire.
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IPA pronunciation
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For he heard that there was a great war in Macedonia, and that the country was devastated by the barbarians.
And there is a great hill, that men clepe Olympus, that departeth Macedonia and Thrace.
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Recognition of Macedonia by the EC and an internal commitment to economic reform would help to encourage foreign investment over the long run.
It was as if I had heard a summons from Heaven—as if a visionary messenger, like him of Macedonia, had enounced, “Come over and help us!”
Paulus AEmilius, going on the glorious expedition of Macedonia, above all things charged the people of Rome not to speak of his actions during his absence.