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Macedonia
proper noun
(
wikipedia, Macedonia (region)
)
An ancient kingdom north of Thessaly, usually termed Macedon in English.
The largest and second most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
Country in Europe. Official name: Република Македонија.
The part of the region in south-western Bulgaria.
The whole region including parts of SW Bulgaria, north Greece and Republic of Macedonia.
Translations:
Dutch: Macedonií«
French: Macédoine , République de Macédoine
German: (Ehemalige Jugoslawische Republik) Mazedonien
Italian: Macedonia
Spanish: Repíºblica de Macedonia
Etymology:
From Ancient Greek (
Makedonia
) "highland", from (
makednos
), "high, tall", from Doric Greek (
makos
), "height, length"; in Ionic Greek: (
mekos
). In Greek mythology, (
Makedonia
) was named after (
Makedon
), the patriarch of the Macedonians.
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