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Makedonia
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Makedonia Makedónia Makedónía Makèdonia makedonia
English
Proper noun
en Macedonia.
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
Borrowed from fi grc Μακεδονία.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Macedonia Q103251,Q83958
fi informal or historical fi Macedonia Q221 1
fi Pohjois-Makedonia Pohjois-Makedonian tasavalta entinen Jugoslavian tasavalta Makedonia EJTM historical
fi Macedonia Q81734
fi Macedonia Q3275099
fi Blagoevgradin maakunta
fi Macedonia Q240592
Declension
sg Makedoni a
Derived terms
fi Keski-Makedonia makedonia makedonialainen makedonialaisittain makedonianruohomyyrä makedoniantunnelimyyrä Pohjois-Makedonia
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id grc Μακεδονία Macedonia, from grc μακεδονία highland, from grc μακεδνός high, tall.
Pronunciation
Ma.ké.do.ni.a
Proper noun
id Q221North Macedonia: id country on the r/Balkan Peninsula in r/Southeastern Europe Skopje Republic of North Macedonia 1.
Macedonia
a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia.
a former province of the Roman Empire.
Noun
Macedonian
Adjective
Macedonian
See also
Japanese
Romanization
マケドニア
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Makedonia,Makedonia (region),Oldtidens Makedonia,Makedonia (Hellas),Nord-Makedonia
thumb|The geographical region of Macedonia and its modern political divisions.
thumb|The archaeological site of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia.
thumb|Ohrid and Lake Ohrid in present-day North Macedonia.
Etymology
nb, based ultimately on nb grc Μᾰκεδονῐ́ᾱ Macedonia; the name was transmitted widely through Latin la Macedonia Macedonia and later European languages. The Ancient Greek name is from grc Μᾰκεδών a Macedonian and the place-name suffix grc -ῐ́ᾱ. The ethnonym is traditionally connected with grc μᾰκεδνός tall, tapering; Beekes instead derives this adjective from nb qsb-grc -, though this analysis has been disputed.
Parallel international forms include nn Makedonia, da Makedonien, sv Makedonien, de Makedonien, nl Macedonië, el Μακεδονία, mk Македонија and en Macedonia.
Pronunciation
nb /¹ma.kəˈduː.ni.a/ [ma.kəˈdùː.ni.ǎ]
nb uːnia 5
nb Ma ke do ni a
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Macedonia; nb historical region on the r/Balkan Peninsula in r/Southeastern Europe 1, comprising present-day North Macedonia, northern Greece, southwestern Bulgaria, and smaller parts of Albania and Serbia.
nb Det historiske Makedonia er i dag delt mellom flere stater. Historical Macedonia is now divided among several countries.
nb 22 February 2025 Makedonia – landskap Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Makedonia_-_landskap Makedonia er et landskap på Balkanhalvøya, som omfatter regionen Makedonia i det nordlige Hellas, den selvstendige staten Nord-Makedonia og det sørvestlige Bulgaria. Macedonia is a region on the Balkan Peninsula encompassing the region of Macedonia in northern Greece, the independent state of North Macedonia, and southwestern Bulgaria. https://web.archive.org/web/20260217103841/https://snl.no/Makedonia_-_landskap 17 February 2026
nb historical Macedonia, Macedon; an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeastern Europe, north of ancient Thessaly
nb 25 November 2024 Tone Steen no Erik Østby Ingvar Brandvik Mæhle Makedonias eldre historie Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Makedonias_eldre_historie Makedonia var et kongerike som ble grunnlagt på 600-tallet fvt. Macedonia was a kingdom founded in the seventh century BCE. https://web.archive.org/web/20241210094314/https://snl.no/Makedonias_eldre_historie 10 December 2024
nb historical Macedonia; former short name of nb Nord-Makedonia North Macedonia, nb country on the r/Balkan Peninsula in r/Southeastern Europe Skopje 1.
nb Makedonia ble selvstendig fra Jugoslavia i 1991. Macedonia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991.
nb 25 June 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen Sten Lundbo Nord-Makedonia Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nord-Makedonia ble muntlig oftest omtalt bare som Makedonia was most often referred to orally simply as Macedonia https://web.archive.org/web/20261004111008/https://snl.no/Nord-Makedonia 4 October 2026
Macedonia; nb region in northern c/Greece 1, formerly also an administrative region
nb 10 June 2026 Makedonia – region Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Makedonia_-_region Makedonia er en region i Hellas. Macedonia is a region in Greece. https://web.archive.org/web/20260306000637/https://snl.no/Makedonia_-_region 6 March 2026
Macedonia; nb region in southwestern c/Bulgaria 1, normally called Pirin-Makedonia (“Pirin Macedonia”) or bulgarsk Makedonia (“Pirin Macedonia Bulgarian Macedonia”)
nb 22 February 2025 Svein Mønnesland makedonsk Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/makedonsk i Blagoevgrad-distriktet i Bulgaria (Pirin-Makedonia) in the Blagoevgrad district of Bulgaria (Pirin Macedonia) https://web.archive.org/web/20251026083939/https://snl.no/makedonsk 26 October 2025
nb historical Macedonia; a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia, which became independent in 1991
nb 9 August 2019 Svein Mønnesland Nord-Makedonias historie Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nord-Makedonias_historie det serbisk-kontrollerte Makedonia ble etablert som folkerepublikk innenfor Jugoslavia Serbian-controlled Macedonia was established as a people's republic within Yugoslavia https://web.archive.org/web/20250228134713/https://snl.no/Nord-Makedonias_historie 28 February 2025
nb historical Macedonia; a former province of the Roman Empire on the Balkan Peninsula
nb 25 November 2024 Tone Steen no Erik Østby Ingvar Brandvik Mæhle Makedonias eldre historie Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Makedonias_eldre_historie Makedonia ble romersk provins i 148, og i 395 evt. ble landet en del av det østromerske rike. Macedonia became a Roman province in 148, and in 395 CE the country became part of the Eastern Roman Empire. https://web.archive.org/web/20241210094314/https://snl.no/Makedonias_eldre_historie 10 December 2024
Usage notes
The country sense is historical. Since 12 February 2019, the current Norwegian name of the country has been nb Nord-Makedonia North Macedonia.
To avoid ambiguity, the Greek part of the broader region may be called gresk Makedonia (“Greek Macedonia”) or Egeisk Makedonia (“Aegean Macedonia”), while the Bulgarian part is normally called Pirin-Makedonia (“Pirin Macedonia”) or bulgarsk Makedonia (“Pirin Macedonia Bulgarian Macedonia”).
The ancient kingdom is also called oldtidens Makedonia (“ancient Macedonia”) or antikkens Makedonia (“Macedonia in antiquity”).
Related terms
nb makedoner, nb makedonier a Macedonian
nb makedonsk Macedonian; the Macedonian language
nb Nord-Makedonia North Macedonia
nb Republikken Makedonia Republic of Macedonia former official name
See also
References
“Makedonia – landskap” in Store norske leksikon.
“Makedonias eldre historie” in Store norske leksikon.
“Makedonia – region” in Store norske leksikon.
“Nord-Makedonia” in Store norske leksikon.
“Nord-Makedonias historie” in Store norske leksikon.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn Macedonia Q103251,Q83958,Q221
nn Nord-Makedonia Republikken Makedonia<q:historical>
nn Macedonia Q81734,Q3275099,Q240592
Related terms
nn makedonar, nn makedoniar
nn makedonsk