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Definition of Macedonia in English: Macedoniaproper nounˌmasɪˈdəʊnɪəˌmæsəˈdoʊniə 1A landlocked republic in the Balkans; population 2,100,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Macedonian; capital, Skopje. Formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia became independent after a referendum in 1991. Also called Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 2An ancient country in south-eastern Europe, north of Greece. In classical times it was a kingdom that became a world power under Philip II and Alexander the Great. The region is now divided between Greece, Bulgaria, and the republic of Macedonia. 3A region in the north-east of modern Greece; capital, Thessaloníki.
Rhymes Amazonia, ammonia, Antonia, Babylonia, begonia, bonier, Catalonia, catatonia, Cephalonia, Estonia, Ionia, Laconia, Livonia, mahonia, Patagonia, pneumonia, pogonia, Rondônia, sinfonia, Snowdonia, valonia, zirconia Definition of Macedonia in US English: Macedoniaproper nounˌmasəˈdōnēəˌmæsəˈdoʊniə 1A landlocked republic in the Balkans; population 2,100,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Macedonian; capital, Skopje. Formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia became independent after a referendum in 1991. Also called Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 2An ancient country in southeastern Europe, north of Greece. In classical times it was a kingdom that became a world power under Philip II and Alexander the Great. The region is now divided between Greece, Bulgaria, and the republic of Macedonia. 3A region in the northeast of modern Greece; capital, Thessaloníki. |