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English

Etymology
From Ancient Greek �ακεδονία (Makedonia) "highland", from μακεδν�� (makednos), "high, tall", from Doric Greek μάκο� (makos), "height, length"; in Ionic Greek: μήκο� (mekos). In Greek mythology, �ακεδονία (Makedonia) was named after �ακεδ�ν (Makedon), the patriarch of the Macedonians.

Pronunciation
(RP): /�mæs��d��ni�/, /<tt>%m{s@"d@Uni@</tt>/
(US): m�s'�d�ʹn��, /�mæs��do�ni�/, /<tt>%m{s@"doUni@</tt>/

Proper noun
wikipedia
wikipedia|Macedonia (region)
Macedonia

1. An ancient kingdom north of Thessaly, usually termed Macedon in English.
2. The largest and second most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
3. Country in Europe. Official name: Реп�блика �акедони�а.
4. The part of the region in south-western Bulgaria.
5. The whole region including parts of SW Bulgaria, north Greece and Republic of Macedonia.

Derived terms
Macedonian

Slovene: Makedonija f
Spanish: Reino de Macedonia f
Swedish: Makedonien
Võro: Makõdoonia
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Slovene: Makedonija f
Spanish: Macedonia f
Swedish: Makedonien
Võro: Makõdoonia
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Slovene: Makedonija f
Spanish: República de Macedonia f
Swedish: (Forna Jugoslaviska Republiken) Makedonien
Turkish: Makedonya
Võro: Makõdoonia, Makõdoonia Vabariik'
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trans-top|region of Bulgaria
Bulgarian: �и�ин�ка �акедони�, �акедони� f
Esperanto: Makedonio
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Macedonian: �и�ин�ка �акедони�а
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trans-top|the whole region
Bulgarian: �акедони� f
Esperanto: Makedonio
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Macedonian: �акедони�а#Macedonian
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: Makedonia (1, 2)
ttbc|Hungarian: Macedónia (1), Makedónia (2)
ttbc|Latin: Macedonia (1, 2)

See also
West Macedonia
Central Macedonia
East Macedonia and Thrace
FYROM
Republic of Macedonia
Countries of the world
Pirin Macedonia
Vardar Macedonia
w:Republic of Macedonia|Wikipedia article on Republic of Macedonia
w:Macedonia (Greece)|Wikipedia article on Macedonia, Greece

Category:Greek derivations

Italian

Pronunciation
Macedònia, /mat�e�d�nja/, /<tt>matSe"dOnja</tt>/

Proper noun
Macedonia f

1. Macedonia#English|Macedonia

Related terms
macedonico
Megiddo

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Polish

Proper noun
Macedonia f

1. #English|Macedonia

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! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|genitive case|genitive
| align="center"|Macedonii
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! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|dative case|dative
| align="center"|Macedonii
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! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|accusative case|accusative
| align="center"|Macedoni�
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| align="center"|Macedoni�
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| align="center"|Macedonii
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| align="center"|Macedonio
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Related terms
Macedo�czyk / Macedonka
macedo�ski

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Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|[ma.ʧe.do'ni.a]|lang=ro

Proper noun
infl|ro|proper noun|gender=f

1. #English|Macedonia

Declension
ro-country|Macedoniei|gend=f

Related terms
macedonean
limba macedonean�

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