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Macedonianize
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English
Etymology
From en Macedonian ize.
Verb
to make Macedonian.
en 1971 Stephen E. Palmer; Robert R. King Yugoslav communism and the Macedonian question Shoe String Pr Inc Government and party organs were kept firmly under Bulgarian control, but at the same time the Pirin district was being culturally Macedonianized by Yugoslav Macedonians.
en 1989 FBIS Daily Report: East Europe Resorting to violence and overt threats, the compaign to Macedonianize the names and surnames of the Albanians as well as the names of the cities and villages inhabited by them is stepping up.
en 2018 Richard A. Billows Before and After Alexander: The Legend and Legacy of Alexander the Great Abrams 9781468316414 The city was reinforced with a large contingent of Macedonian colonists and rapidly Macedonianized.