Nord-Makedonia

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of North Macedonia. thumb|The location of North Macedonia in Europe. thumb|Ohrid and Lake Ohrid in southwestern North Macedonia. Etymology From nb nord Makedonia Nord north Macedonia, corresponding to Macedonian mk Северна Македонија Severna Makedonija North Macedonia. The country adopted the name officially on 12 February 2019, when the Prespa agreement Prespa Agreement entered into force. The second element is ultimately from nb grc Μᾰκεδονῐ́ᾱ Makedonĭ́ā Macedonia, from grc Μᾰκεδών Makedṓn Macedonian and the place-name suffix grc -ῐ́ᾱ -ĭ́ā. The name is traditionally associated with grc μᾰκεδνός makednós high, tall and the idea of a highland. Compare nn Nord-Makedonia, da Nordmakedonien, sv Nordmakedonien, nl Noord-Macedonië, de Nordmazedonien and en North Macedonia. Pronunciation nb /²ˈnuːr.ma.kəˌduː.ni.a/ [ˈnûːɾ.ma.kəˌdùː.ni.a] nb uːnia 6 nb Nord Ma ke do ni a Proper noun nb proper noun North Macedonia; nb country on the r/Balkan Peninsula in r/Southeastern Europe Skopje 1. nb Hun reiste gjennom Nord-Makedonia på vei til Hellas. She travelled through North Macedonia on her way to Greece. nb 25 June 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen Sten Lundbo Nord-Makedonia Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nord-Makedonia Nord-Makedonia er et land sørøst i Europa, på Balkanhalvøya. North Macedonia is a country in southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. https://web.archive.org/web/20261004111008/https://snl.no/Nord-Makedonia 4 October 2026 Usage notes The official Norwegian long-form name is Republikken Nord-Makedonia (“the Republic of North Macedonia”). Until 2019, the country was commonly called nb Makedonia Macedonia, with the official long-form name Republikken Makedonia (“the Republic of Macedonia”). The present name became official on 12 February 2019 under the Prespa Agreement. Related terms nb nordmakedoner, nb nordmakedonier a North Macedonian nb nordmakedonsk North Macedonian nb Makedonia Macedonia nb Republikken Makedonia Republic of Macedonia historical official name nb makedoner Macedonian nb makedonsk Macedonian; Macedonian language See also References “Navn på stater” by no Språkrådet. “Nord-Makedonia” in Store norske leksikon. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun Nord-Makedonia nn North Macedonia Q221