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| * ''']''', a region of the Balkan peninsula which includes: | * ''']''', a region of the Balkan peninsula which includes: | ||
| ** '''{{flagicon|Macedonia}} ]''', a current state, member of the United Nations since 8 April 1993 under the provisional reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM)<ref>Jochen Abr. Frowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law 1997, p. 239. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998.</ref> | ** '''{{flagicon|Macedonia}} ]''', also referred to as "]"<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/354250/Macedonia|title=Macedonia (region, Europe)|work=Encyclopædia Britannica|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online|accessdate=2008-10-04}}</ref> (a term currently mainly used in the Republic of Macedonia), a current state, member of the United Nations since 8 April 1993 under the provisional reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM)<ref>Jochen Abr. Frowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law 1997, p. 239. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998.</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ** '''{{flagicon|Greece}} ]''' or Greek Macedonia, also referred to as "]"<ref name=Britannica/> (a term currently mainly used in the Republic of Macedonia), a region of Greece subdivided into three administrative districts: | ||
| *** "]"<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/354250/Macedonia|title=Macedonia (region, Europe)|work=Encyclopædia Britannica|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online|accessdate=2008-10-04}}</ref>, a geographical region that mostly overlaps with the Republic of Macedonia | |||
| ⚫ | ** '''{{flagicon|Greece}} ]''' or Greek Macedonia, also referred to as "]"<ref name=Britannica/>, a region of Greece subdivided into three administrative districts: | ||
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Macedonia or Macedon may refer to:
Places
Europe (Balkans)
Present
- Macedonia (region), a region of the Balkan peninsula which includes:
Republic of Macedonia, also referred to as "Vardar Macedonia" (a term currently mainly used in the Republic of Macedonia), a current state, member of the United Nations since 8 April 1993 under the provisional reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM)
Macedonia (Greece) or Greek Macedonia, also referred to as "Aegean Macedonia" (a term currently mainly used in the Republic of Macedonia), a region of Greece subdivided into three administrative districts:
- West Macedonia
- Central Macedonia
- East Macedonia and Thrace (Western part only)
Blagoevgrad Province, also known as "Pirin Macedonia", a region of Bulgaria
Former political entities
- Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1946–1991), a federal unit of Yugoslavia and predecessor to the Republic of Macedonia
Antiquity
- Macedon or Macedonia, the ancient kingdom ruled by the Argead dynasty
- Macedon (satrapy), a province of the Achaemenid Empire
- Macedonia (Roman province), a province of the Roman Empire
- Diocese of Macedonia, a late Roman diocese, part of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
- Macedonia (theme), a province of the Byzantine Empire
- Upper Macedonia, the regions incorporated in the kingdom of Macedon in the early 4th century BC
United States
- Macedon (town), New York
- Macedonia, Alabama
- Macedonia, Georgia
- Macedonia, Illinois
- Macedonia, Indiana
- Macedonia, Iowa
- Macedonia, Ohio
Other
- Macedon, Victoria, Australia
- Macedônia, São Paulo, Brazil
- Macedonia, Timiş, Romania
- Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia, a.k.a. Upper Macedon
Miscellaneous (alphabetically ordered)
- Bulgarian background:
- Makedoniya (newspaper), published in Bulgaria
- ethnic Macedonian background:
- Denes nad Makedonija (Today Over Macedonia), national anthem of the Republic of Macedonia
- FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov, football club from Skopje
- Macedonia Square, the main city square of Skopje
- Nova Makedonija (New Macedonia), newspaper published in the Republic of Macedonia
- Greek background:
- Macedonia Airport, Thessaloniki
- Macedonia TV, Greek television network
- Makedonia (dance), a Greek dance
- Makedonia (newspaper), published in Thessaloniki
- Cuisine:
- Macedonia (food), a fruit salad or vegetable dish
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Macedonia.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
References
- ^ "Macedonia (region, Europe)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- Jochen Abr. Frowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law 1997, p. 239. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998.