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Macedonia

[ mas-i-doh-nee-uh, -dohn-yuh ]

noun

  1. Also Ѳ··Dz [] an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
  2. a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 9,928 sq. mi. (25,713 sq. km). : Skopje.


Macedonia

/ ˌæɪˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. a country in SE Europe, comprising the NW half of ancient Macedon: it became part of the kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (subsequently Yugoslavia) in 1913; it declared independence in 1992, but Greece objected to the use of the historical name Macedonia; in 1993 it was recognized by the UN under its current official name. Official language: Macedonian. Religion: Christian majority, Muslim, nonreligious, and Jewish minorities. Currency: denar. Capital: Skopje. Pop: 2 087 171 (2013 est). Area: 25 713 sq km (10 028 sq miles) Serbian nameMakedonija Official nameFormer Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFYROM
  2. an area of N Greece, comprising the regions of Macedonia Central, Macedonia West, and part of Macedonia East and Thrace Modern Greek nameMakedhonia
  3. a district of SW Bulgaria, now occupied by Blagoevgrad province. Area: 6465 sq km (2496 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Macedonia

  1. Republic in southeastern Europe on the west Balkan Peninsula , bordered by Yugoslavia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. Its capital and largest city is Skopje.
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The country has been marked by conflict between minority ethnic Albanians and majority Slavs.
Macedonia is part of a mountainous region of the Balkan Peninsula, also called Macedonia, that was once ruled by the Ottoman Empire and divided in 1912 among Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia (later Yugoslavia).
Greece has objected to the republic's adoption of the name Macedonia, which is also the name of a Greek province and which to the Greeks has been historically associated with Alexander the Great and ancient Greece.
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The contest was triggered after Salmond, aged 69, died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia in October.

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North Macedonia offered very little, while Wales could not convert their possessional domination into the three points it warranted.

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Next for Wales is Tuesday's trip to North Macedonia, who started their campaign with a 3-0 win over Group J's bottom seeds Liechtenstein.

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Thousands have gathered at cemeteries across North Macedonia for the funerals of dozens of people killed in a nightclub fire on Sunday.

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A civic group in North Macedonia has called for people across the country to gather in city centres on Tuesday.

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