macedonian

Everyday

1. From or to do with North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans, its people or its language. tree →
2. The Macedonian language: a Slavic language written in Cyrillic letters, spoken in North Macedonia. tree →
3. (history) From ancient Macedonia, the kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great. tree →
4. From Macedonia, a region of northern Greece. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king who built a huge empire. In geography, North Macedonia changed its name in 2019 after a long disagreement with Greece about the word «Macedonia», and people on each side feel strongly about it. Phrases: Macedonian army, Macedonian language.

Examples

• Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king. tree →
• The Macedonian army crossed into Asia. tree →
• Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia. tree →
• Macedonian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. tree →
• My friend's family is Macedonian and speaks Macedonian at home. tree →
• Thessaloniki is the main city of the Greek region of Macedonia. tree →
• The ancient Macedonians spoke a form of Greek. tree →

Note

Capital M: Macedonian. Pronounced mass-uh-DOH-nee-un. Trap: modern Macedonian (a Slavic language) is different from the ancient Macedonian of Alexander's time; the name is a sensitive topic between Greece and North Macedonia.