The area occupied by modern-day Macedonia has been inhabited since the time of antiquity. The ancient kingdom of Paeonia was here, as was ancient Illyria and Dardania. Over the ages, the area was variously ruled by Alexander the Great (also called Alexander II of Macedon), by the Slavs i...
An ancient kingdom of northern Greece originally occupying territory north of Thessaly and northwest of the Aegean Sea. It was the center of a powerful empire under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great and contributed significantly to the spread of Hellenistic civilization. It became the firs...
nounthe ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria Synonyms Macedon Makedonija Related Words Battle of Pydna Pydna Balkan Peninsula Balkans ...
1. a country in SE Europe, comprising the NW half of ancient Macedon: it became part of the kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (subsequently Yugoslavia) in 1913; it declared independence in 1992, but Greece objected to the use of the historical name Macedonia; in 1993 it was recogni...
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Ancient Theatre Theatre building Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0. The Ancient theatre of Ohrid is located in Ohrid, North Macedonia.Church of St. Sophia Church Photo: PetarM, CC BY 3.0 rs. The Church of Saint Sophia is a church in Ohrid, North Macedonia....
1.Also,Mac•e•don(ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn)an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in SE Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia. 2.a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 2,022,604; 9928 sq...
1.Also,Mac•e•don(ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn)an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in SE Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia. 2.a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 2,022,604; 9928 sq...
1.(Placename) a country in SE Europe, comprising the NW half of ancient Macedon: it became part of the kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (subsequently Yugoslavia) in 1913; it declared independence in 1992, but Greece objected to the use of the historical name Macedonia; in 1993 it...