English
macedonia
see also: Macedonia
Noun

macedonia (plural macedonias)

  1. (cooking) Alternative form of macédoine
Macedonia
Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία, from μακεδονία ("highland"), from μακεδνός ("high, tall").

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/
  • (America) enPR: măs'ədōʹnēə IPA: /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/
Proper noun
  1. An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
    Synonyms: Macedon
  2. 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.
  3. North Macedonia, a country in Southeastern Europe, or one of its predecessor incarnations, such as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in Yugoslavia.
  4. A geographical region which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
  5. The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria. (Also called Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.)
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  • Portuguese: Macedónia búlgara (Portugal); Macedônia búlgara (Brazil)


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