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For an in-depth explanation of these often confusing terms, see Macedonia (terminology).

Macedonia may refer to:

Regions and entities in the Balkans

• Macedon or Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Philip II, Alexander the Great and their successors
• Macedonia (region), a historical and geographical region of the Balkan peninsula.
• Macedonia (Greece), a region of Greece also known as Greek or Aegean Macedonia, comprised of:
  • West Macedonia, a Greek administrative periphery
  • Central Macedonia, a Greek periphery
  • the western portion of East Macedonia and Thrace, a Greek periphery
• Republic of Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe also referred to as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
  • Vardar Macedonia, a region that largely coincides with the Republic of Macedonia
• Blagoevgrad Province or Pirin Macedonia, a region of Bulgaria
• Macedonia (Roman province), an ancient province of the Roman Empire
• Diocese of Macedonia, part of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum.

Other places

• Makedonia Airport, in Thessaloniki, Greece
• Macedon, Victoria, Australia
• Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia, also called Upper Macedon
• Macedônia, São Paulo state, Brazil
• Macedonia, Amazonas, Colombia
• Macedonia, Bolívar, Colombia, also called Caserio Macedonia
• Macedonia, Cuba, Camagüey province
• Macedonia, Romania, in Ciacova, Timiş County
• Macedonia, Glenrothes, Scotland
• Macedonia, Solomon Islands, an artificial island
• Macedonia, Scotland, in Fife

United States

• Macedonia, Alabama
• Macedonia, Arkansas
• Macedonia, Connecticut
• Macedonia, Georgia
• Macedonia, Illinois
• Macedonia, Indiana
• Macedonia, Iowa
• Macedonia, Kentucky
• Macedonia, Louisiana
• Macedonia, Mississippi
• Macedonia, New Jersey
• Macedon (town), New York
• Macedon (village), New York
• Macedonia, North Carolina
• Macedonia, Ohio
• Macedonia, Pennsylvania
• Macedonia, Tennessee
• Macedonia, Texas
• Macedonia, Virginia

Other meanings

• Makedonia (dance), a Greek Macedonian dance.
• Macedonia (food), a fruit salad or vegetable dish.
• U.S.S. Macedonia, the name of multiple ships in the United States Navy
• Makedonia (newspaper), newspaper in Greece.
• Makedoniya (newspaper), newspaper in Bulgaria.
• Nova Makedonija (newspaper), newspaper in the Republic of Macedonia.
• Macedonia TV, Greek national television network, based in Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Macedonia Famous (Μακεδονία ξακουστή) is a song, unofficial anthem of the Greek Macedonia.

See also

• Macedonian oak, a tree of the family Fagaceae.
• Macedonian Orthodox Church - The state church of the Republic of Macedonia.
• Macedonian Struggle is the Greek Struggle for Macedonia 1904-1908.
• Macedonian Airlines (OA) - defunct subsidiary of Olympic Airlines, the Greek national flag carrier.
• Macedonian cuisine (Greek) - the cuisine of Greek Macedonia.
• Macedonian cuisine (Slavic) - the cuisine of the Republic of Macedonia.
• Macedonian front (World War I), part of the Balkans Campaign (World War I) of World War I from the end of 1915 to the end of 1918.
• Macedonian Press Agency (MPA) - one of the two major news agencies in Greece.
• Macedonian Radio-Television or MTV (МТВ), the national radio-television in the Republic of Macedonia.
• MAT Macedonian Airlines - flag carrier of the Republic of Macedonia.
• Ministry of Macedonia–Thrace, located in Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Today over Macedonia (Денес над Македонија), the national anthern of the Republic of Macedonia.
• University of Macedonia, a university in Thessaloniki, Greece.
• University of West Macedonia, a university in Kozani, Greece.