Macedonia

  1. Proper noun.  An ancient Greek kingdom north of Thessaly, usually termed Macedon in English.
  2. Proper noun.  The territory of the ancient kingdom, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
  3. Proper noun.  Republic of Macedonia, country in Europe. Provisionally designated by the UN and others as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  4. Proper noun.  The largest and second most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
  5. Proper noun.  The part of the region in south-western Bulgaria.
  6. Proper noun.  The whole region including parts of SW Bulgaria, north Greece and south former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.