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Vinony

North Macedonia

proper noun

  1. European country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ / /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/ / /nɔːθ ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/

name

Etymology: From north + Macedonia. Suggested as a name for the republic since at least the 1990s. Part of the official name of the country since February 2019.

  1. A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992. The current name was adopted in 2019 to resolve a naming dispute with Greece.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:North Macedonia.”

  2. The northern part of the geographical region known as Macedonia.
  3. The northern part of the modern Greek province of Macedonia.
  4. The northern part of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.