Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 23:16, 14 April 2009

Macedonia is a country and an historic region in southeastern Europe.

It may refer specifically to:

• Republic of Macedonia, a modern country, formerly part of Yugoslavia
• Macedonia (Greece), a part of northern Greece
• Macedonia (region), a wider geographic region comprising both the above and parts of southwestern Bulgaria
• Ancient Macedonia or Macedon, a kingdom in Greek antiquity

The adjective Macedonian may refer to people or things associated with any of the above, or specifically to:

• Macedonians (ethnic group), the modern Slavic-speaking ethnicity
• Macedonian language, the modern Slavic language spoken in the Republic of Macedonia
• Ancient Macedonians, the people of the ancient kingdom
• Ancient Macedonian language, an extinct language, related to ancient Greek

Other historical uses

• Macedonia (Roman province), a province of the Roman Empire
• Diocese of Macedonia, a late Roman administrative unit
• Macedonians (religious group), a 4th century Byzantine Greek Christian sect
• Macedonia (theme), a province of the Byzantine Empire
• Macedonian dynasty, medieval rulers of the Byzantine Empire
• Socialist Republic of Macedonia, the predecessor of the modern country within Yugoslavia

Other places called Macedonia

• Macedonia, Alabama
• Macedonia, Georgia
• Macedonia, Illinois
• Macedonia, Indiana
• Macedonia, Iowa
• Macedonia, Ohio
• Macedônia, São Paulo, Brazil
• Macedonia, Romania

Miscellaneous

• Macedonia (food), a fruit salad or vegetable dish
• Macedonia TV, Greek television network
• HMS Macedonian, a British frigate (1808–1812)
• Macedonia Airport, in Thessaloniki, Greece

See also

• Macedon (disambiguation)
• Makedonia (disambiguation)
• Makedonija (disambiguation)
• Macedonia (terminology)
• Macedonia naming dispute
• Lists of Macedonians

• Disambiguation pages
• Place name disambiguation pages