Macedonian

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Macedonian may refer to:

In geography

  • Macedonia (region) and its inhabitants
  • Republic of Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, also known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
  • Macedonia (Greece), a region of Greece, also known as Greek or Aegean Macedonia.
  • Pirin Macedonia, an alternative name for the Blagoevgrad Province of Bulgaria.

In demography

  • Ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people (also called "Macedonian Slavs" or "Macedonians"), who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia.
  • Greek Macedonians (also known as "Macedonian Greeks" or "Macedonians"), Greeks who are primarily associated with the Greek region of Macedonia.
  • Bulgarians who are primarily associated with the Blagoevgrad Province (Pirin Macedonia) or secondarily descend from the other regions of Macedonia.
  • Albanians and other ethnic groups inhabiting the wider region of Macedonia.

In history

  • Ancient Macedonians, inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Macedon.
  • Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire.
  • A member of the early Byzantine Greek Christian sect called the Macedonians.

In linguistics

  • Macedonian language (also called "Macedonian Slavic" or "Slav Macedonian"), from the Slavic language group.
  • Ancient Macedonian language, a language with a somewhat uncertain degree of affiliation to Greek.
  • Macedonian dialect of the modern Greek language.
  • The southwestern dialects of the Bulgarian language

In music

  • Musical genre, part of the folklore of Macedonians regardless of ethnicity.

In religion

  • Macedonians (religious group), a 4th century A.D. Christian sect which denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit, named after Macedonius I of Constantinople.
  • Diocese of Macedonia
  • Macedonian Orthodox Church

Great Macedonian Site



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