Macedonia

See also: macedonia, macedónia, macedonià, macedònia, Macedónia, and Macedònia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/
(US) enPR: măs'ədōʹnēə IPA^(key): /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
Audio (US) (file)

Proper noun

Macedonia

An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
Synonym: Macedon
The largest and second-most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
The Republic of Macedonia, a country in Europe which is sometimes referred to elliptically (by the UN and others, pending the outcome of a dispute between Macedonia and Greece) as ‘the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ or Northern Macedonia.
A modern geographical region which includes the republic of Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia, and a bit of Bulgaria.
The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria. (Also called Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.)

Derived terms

Macedonian

Translations

ancient kingdom

Arabic: مَقْدُونِيَا‎‎ f (maqdūniyā‏, maqdōniyā)
Armenian: Մակեդոնիա (Makedonia)
Bulgarian: Македо́ния (bg) f (Makedónija), Анти́чна Македо́ния f (Antíčna Makedónija)
Catalan: Macedònia (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬其頓 (zh), 马其顿 (zh) (Mǎqídùn)
Czech: Makedonie (cs) f
Danish: Makedonien (da)
Dutch: Macedonië (nl) n
Esperanto: Makedonio, Antikva Makedonio, Pramakedonio
Estonian: Makedoonia (et)
Finnish: Makedonia (fi)
French: Macédoine (fr) f
German: Makedonien (de) n
Greek: Μακεδονία (el) f (Makedonía)
Hebrew: מוקדון‎‎ m (mokedon), מָקֶדוֹנְיָה‎‎ (he) f (makedonya)
Hungarian: Makedónia (hu)
Irish: An Mhacadóin f
Italian: Macedonia (it) f

Japanese: マケドニア (ja) (Makedonia), マケドニア王国 (Makedonia ōkoku)
Korean: 마케도니아 (Makedonia)
Macedonian: Македонија (mk) f (Makedonija)
Maori: Makerōnia
Norman: Macédoine f (Jersey)
Norwegian: Makedonia (no)
Polish: Macedonia (pl) f
Portuguese: Macedónia (pt) f (Portugal), Macedônia (pt) f (Brazil)
Romanian: Macedonia (ro) f
Russian: Македо́ния (ru) f (Makedónija)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Макѐдо̄нија f

Roman: Makèdōnija (sh) f
Slovene: Makedónija (sl) f
Spanish: Reino de Macedonia m
Swedish: Makedonien (sv)
Turkish: Makedonya (tr)
Vietnamese: Ma-xê-đô-ni-a
Võro: Makõdoonia

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — See also translations at former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Acehnese: Makèdonia
Afrikaans: Masedonië
Albanian: Maqedoni, Maqedonia (sq) f (definite)
Amharic: መቄዶንያ (mäḳedonya), መቄዶኒያ (mäḳedoniya)
Arabic: مَقْدُونِيَا‎‎ f (maqdūniyā‏, maqdōniyā), مَكْدُونِيَا‎‎ f (makdūniyā‏, makdōniyā)
Armenian: Մակեդոնիա (Makedonia)
Aromanian: Republica Machedonia
Azerbaijani: Makedoniya (az)
Bashkir: Македония (Makedoniya)
Belarusian: Македо́нія f (Makjedónija), Рэспу́бліка Македо́нія f (Respúblika Makjedónija)
Bengali: ম্যাসেডোনিয়া (mjaśeḍoniya), মেসিডোনিয়া (meśiḍoniya)
Bulgarian: Македо́ния (bg) f (Makedónija), Репу́блика Македо́ния f (Repúblika Makedónija)
Burmese: မက်စီဒိုးနီးယား (makcidui:ni:ya:)
Catalan: Macedònia (ca) f, República de Macedònia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬其頓 (zh), 马其顿 (zh) (Mǎqídùn)
Cornish: Makedoni f
Czech: Makedonie (cs) f
Danish: Makedonien (da)
Dutch: Macedonië (nl) n
Esperanto: Makedonio, Respubliko de Makedonio
Estonian: Makedoonia (et), Makedoonia Vabariik
Faroese: Makedónia n
Finnish: Makedonia (fi)
French: Macédoine (fr) f
Galician: Macedonia (gl) f
Georgian: მაკედონია (maḳedonia)
German: Mazedonien (de) n
Greek: Μακεδονία (el) f (Makedonía) (rare, literal), Σκόπια (el) f (Skópia) (offensive to inhabitants of the republic of Macedonia), πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας f (próin Giougkoslavikí Dimokratía tis Makedonías), ΠΓΔΜ (el) f (PGDM) (provisional references)
Hausa: Masedoniya
Hebrew: מָקֶדוֹנְיָה‎‎ (he) f (makedonya)
Hindi: मैसिडोनिया (maisiḍoniyā)
Hungarian: Macedónia (hu)
Icelandic: Makedónía (is) f
Irish: An Mhacadóin f, Iar-Phoblacht Iúgslavach na Macadóine f, Poblacht Iar-Iúgslavach na Macadóine f
Italian: Macedonia (it) f, Repubblica di Macedonia f
Japanese: マケドニア (ja) (Makedonia), マケドニア共和国 (Makedonia kyōwakoku)
Kazakh: Македония (Makedonïya)
Khmer: ម៉ាសេដូនី (maaseedounii)

Korean: 마케도니아 (Makedonia), 마케도니아 공화국 (Makedonia gonghwaguk)
Kyrgyz: Македония (ky) (Makedoniya)
Lao: ມາເຊດວນ (mā sē dūan)
Latvian: Maķedonija (lv) f
Lithuanian: Makedonija (lt) f
Macedonian: Македонија (mk) f (Makedonija), Република Македонија (mk) f (Republika Makedonija)
Maltese: il-Maċedonja, ir-Repubblika tal-Maċedonja
Mongolian: Македон (mn) (Makedon)
Navajo: Masedóonya
Norman: Macédoine f (Jersey)
Norwegian: Makedonia (no)
Persian: مقدونیه‎‎ (fa) (maqduniye), مکادونیه‎‎ (makâduniye)
Polish: Macedonia (pl) f
Portuguese: Macedónia (pt) f (Portugal), Macedônia (pt) f (Brazil)
Romanian: Macedonia (ro) f, Republica Macedonia
Russian: Македо́ния (ru) f (Makedónija), Респу́блика Македо́ния f (Respúblika Makedónija)
Scots: Macedonie
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Макѐдо̄нија f, Репу̀блика Макѐдо̄нија f

Roman: Makèdōnija (sh) f, Repùblika Makèdōnija f
Silesian: Macedůńijo f
Sinhalese: මැසඩෝනියාව (mæsaḍōniyāva)
Slovak: Macedónsko (sk) n
Slovene: Makedónija (sl) f
Spanish: Macedonia (es) f, República de Macedonia (es) f
Swedish: (Forna Jugoslaviska Republiken) Makedonien (sv)
Tagalog: Masedonya
Tajik: Мақдуния (Maqduniya)
Thai: มาซิโดเนีย (th) (maa-sí-doo-niia)
Turkish: Makedonya (tr)
Turkmen: Makedoniýa
Ukrainian: Македо́нія (uk) f (Makedónija), Респу́бліка Македо́нія f (Respúblika Makedónija)
Urdu: میسیڈونیا‎‎ (meseḍoniyā), مقدونیہ‎‎ (maqdūniya)
Uzbek: Makedoniya (uz)
Vietnamese: cộng hòa Ma-xê-đô-ni-a, Ma-xê-đô-ni-a
Võro: Makõdoonia, Makõdoonia Vabariik'
Yiddish: מאַקעדאָניע‎‎ (makedonye)
Yoruba: Masidonia

region of northern Greece

Arabic: مَقْدُونِيَا‎‎ f (maqdūniyā‏, maqdōniyā)
Armenian: Մակեդոնիա (Makedonia)
Bulgarian: Гръ̀цка Македо́ния f (Grǎ̀cka Makedónija), Ю́жна Македо́ния f (Júžna Makedónija)
Catalan: Macedònia (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬其頓 (zh), 马其顿 (zh) (Mǎqídùn)
Czech: Makedonie (cs) f
Danish: Makedonien (da), Græsk Makedonien
Dutch: Macedonië (nl) n
Esperanto: Makedonio, Greka Makedonio
Estonian: Makedoonia (et)
Finnish: Makedonia (fi)
French: Macédoine (fr) f
German: Makedonien (de) n
Greek: Μακεδονία (el) f (Makedonía)
Hebrew: מָקֶדוֹנְיָה‎‎ (he) f (makedonya)
Irish: Macadóin na Gréige f
Italian: Macedonia (it) f

Japanese: マケドニア (ja) (Makedonia)
Korean: 마케도니아 (Makedonia)
Macedonian: Егејска Македонија f (Egejska Makedonija), Беломо́рска Македонија f (Belomórska Makedonija), Приморска Македонија f (Primorska Makedonija)
Norman: Macédoine f
Norwegian: Makedonia (no)
Polish: Macedonia (pl) f
Portuguese: Macedónia (pt) f (Portugal), Macedônia (pt) f (Brazil)
Romanian: Macedonia (ro) f
Russian: Македо́ния (ru) f (Makedónija)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Макѐдо̄нија f

Roman: Makèdōnija (sh) f
Slovene: Makedónija (sl) f
Spanish: Macedonia (es) f
Swedish: Makedonien (sv)
Turkish: Makedonya (tr)
Võro: Makõdoonia

modern geographical region

Bulgarian: Македо́ния (bg) f (Makedónija)
Catalan: Macedònia (ca) f
Esperanto: Makedonio
Finnish: Makedonia (fi)
German: Makedonien (de) n
Macedonian: Македонија (mk) f (Makedonija)

Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: Макєдонїꙗ f (Makedonija)
Portuguese: Macedónia (pt) f (Portugal), Macedônia (pt) f (Brazil)
Romanian: Macedonia (ro) f
Turkish: Makedonya (tr)

region of Bulgaria

Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония f (Pirinska Makedonija), Македония (bg) f (Makedonija)
Catalan: Macedònia (ca) f
Esperanto: Makedonio
Finnish: Makedonia (fi)
Macedonian: Пиринска Македонија f (Pirinska Makedonija)

Portuguese: Macedónia búlgara f (Portugal); Macedônia búlgara f (Brazil)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Пиринска Макѐдо̄нија f

Roman: Pirinska Makèdōnija f
Turkish: Makedonya (tr)

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Translations to be checked

Breton: (1, 2) ^{(please verify)} Makedonia
Latin: (1, 2) ^{(please verify)} Macedonia

Manx: ^{(please verify)} Yn Vasseydoan f

Anagrams

daemoniac, dæmoniac

Galician

Proper noun

Macedonia f

Macedonia (modern republic)

Related terms

Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedonia

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /matʃeˈdɔnja/

Proper noun

Macedonia f

Macedonia (all senses)

Related terms

Anagrams

demoniaca, emaciando

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /maː.keˈdo.ni.a/, [maː.kɛˈdɔ.ni.a]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.t͡ʃeˈdo.ni.a/, [ma.t͡ʃeˈdoː.ni.a]

Proper noun

Mācedonia f (genitive Mācedoniae); first declension

Macedonia

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Mācedonia
genitive	Mācedoniae
dative	Mācedoniae
accusative	Mācedoniam
ablative	Mācedoniā
vocative	Mācedonia

Related terms

References

Macedonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Macedonia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.t͡sɛˈdɔɲ.ja/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Macedonia f

Macedonia

Declension

declension of Macedonia

	singular
nominative	Macedonia
genitive	Macedonii
dative	Macedonii
accusative	Macedonię
instrumental	Macedonią
locative	Macedonii
vocative	Macedonio

Derived terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Macedonia f

Obsolete spelling of Macedónia

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma.t͡ʃe.doˈni.a]

Proper noun

Macedonia f

Macedonia

Declension

gender f	uncountable
Nom/Acc	Macedonia
Gen/Dat	Macedoniei

Related terms

macedonean
limba macedoneană

Spanish

Proper noun

Macedonia f

Macedonia

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