Macedonian

English

Etymology

Macedonia + -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæsəˈdəʊnɪən/

Adjective

Macedonian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

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Noun

Macedonian (plural Macedonians)

  1. A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

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Proper noun

Macedonian

  1. A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of Macedonia, provisionally designated the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  2. (historical) The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian)
  3. The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.
  4. (archaic) The name of a West-Bulgarian dialect prior to the codification of Macedonian standard language. Used in Bulgaria.

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See also

  • Appendix:Macedonian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Macedonian

Further reading

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