Definitions for macedoniaˌmæs ɪˈdoʊ ni ə, -ˈdoʊn yə; ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Mac•e•do•ni•aˌmæs ɪˈdoʊ ni ə, -ˈdoʊn yə; ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn(n.)

  1. Category: Geography (places), Ancient History

  2. a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 2,022,604; 9928 sq. mi. (25,713 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Cap.: Skopje.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Macedonia(noun)

    landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991

  2. Macedon, Macedonia, Makedonija(noun)

    the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria

Wiktionary

  1. Macedonia(ProperNoun)

    An ancient Greek kingdom north of Thessaly, usually termed Macedon in English.

  2. Macedonia(ProperNoun)

    The territory of the ancient kingdom, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.

  3. Macedonia(ProperNoun)

    Republic of Macedonia, country in Europe. Provisionally designated by the UN and others as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

  4. Macedonia(ProperNoun)

    The largest and second most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.

  5. Macedonia(ProperNoun)

    The part of the region in south-western Bulgaria.

  6. Macedonia(ProperNoun)

    The whole region including parts of SW Bulgaria, north Greece and south former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

  7. Origin: From Μακεδονία, from μακεδονία, from μακεδνός.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Macedonia

    an ancient kingdom lying between Thrace and Illyria, the Balkans and the Ægean; mostly mountainous, but with some fertile plains; watered by the Strymon, Axius, and Heliacmon Rivers; was noted for its gold and silver, its oil and wine. Founded seven centuries B.C., the monarchy was raised to dignity and power by Archelaus in the 5th century. Philip II. (359 B.C.) established it yet more firmly; and his son, Alexander the Great, extended its sway over half the world. His empire broke up after his death, and the Romans conquered it in 168 B.C. Ægæ and Pella were its ancient capitals, Philippi, Thessalonica, and Amphipolis among its towns. After many vicissitudes during the Middle Ages it is now a province of Turkey.


Translations for macedonia

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

cocktail(noun)

a mixed dish of a number of things

a fruit cocktail.

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