Macedonia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Macedonia in British English:
UK [ˌmæsiˈdəunjə]
How to pronounce Macedonia in American English:
US [ˌmæsɪˈdoniə, -ˈdonjə]
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- Noun:
- landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
- 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
Word Origin
- Macedonia
- c. 1300, Macedone, from Latin Macedonius "Macedonian," from Greek Makedones "the Macedonians," literally "highlanders" or "the tall ones," related to makednos "long, tall," makros "long, large" (see macro-). French Macédoine "mixed cut fruit or vegetables" is early 19c., said to be a reference to the diversity of people in Alexander's empire.
Example
- 1. In the meantime macedonia must deal with high unemployment .
- 2. Macedonia has won much sympathy for its position .
- 3. And macedonia 's mat went bust in 2010 .
- 4. Macedonia has a case against greece .
- 5. The row underlines macedonia 's still-fragile national identity .