Macedonia

/ˈmæsəˌdoʊniə/

/mæsəˈdʌʊniə/

Other forms: Macedonias

Definitions of Macedonia

1. noun

   landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
   example of:

   Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state

   any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
2. noun

   the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
   synonyms: Macedon, Makedonija

   example of:

   geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region

   a demarcated area of the Earth