Macedonia most commonly refers to: *

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia *

Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

, a kingdom in Greek antiquity *

Macedonia (Greece) Macedonia (; el, Μακεδονία, Makedonía ) is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans. Macedonia is the largest and Greek geographic region, with a population of 2.36 million in 2020. It is ...

, a traditional geographic region spanning three administrative divisions of northern Greece *

Macedonia (region) Macedonia () is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid 19th century. To ...

, a geographic and historical region that today includes parts of six Balkan countries (see map) Macedonia, Makedonia, Makedonija, or Makedoniya may also refer to:

Other historical entities

Achaemenid Macedonia Achaemenid Macedonia refers to the period in which the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia was under the sway of the Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC, the Persian general Megabyzus forced the Macedonian king Amyntas I to make his kingdom a vas ...

, a satrapy of Achaemenid Empire *

Macedonia (Roman province) Macedonia ( grc-gre, Μακεδονία) was a province of the Roman Empire, encompassing the territory of the former Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been conquered by Rome in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War. The pro ...

, a province of the early Roman Empire * Diocese of Macedonia, a late Roman administrative unit *

Macedonia (theme) The Theme of Macedonia ( el, θέμα Μακεδονίας) was a military-civilian province ( theme) of the Byzantine Empire established between the late 8th century and the early 9th century. Byzantine Macedonia had limited geographical relati ...

, a province of the Byzantine Empire *

Independent Macedonia (1944) In September 1944, Nazi Germany briefly sought to establish an independent Macedonia, a puppet state in the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that had been occupied by the Kingdom of Bulgaria following the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 19 ...

, a proposed puppet state of the Axis powers (1944) *

Socialist Republic of Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia ( mk, Социјалистичка Република Македонија, Socijalistička Republika Makedonija), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia or Yugoslav Macedonia, was ...

, a part of the former Yugoslavia (1945–1991) and a predecessor of North Macedonia

Other geographical uses

Within the region

Vardar Macedonia Vardar Macedonia ( Macedonian and sr, Вардарска Македонија, ''Vardarska Makedonija'') was the name given to the territory of the Kingdom of Serbia (1912–1918) and Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) roughly corresponding to t ...

, a geographic region corresponding roughly to the territory of North Macedonia *

Central Macedonia Central Macedonia ( el, Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Kentrikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a populat ...

, a province in northern Greece *

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( el, Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, translit=Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the coun ...

, a province in northern Greece *

Western Macedonia Western Macedonia ( el, Δυτική Μακεδονία, translit=Ditikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia. Located in north-western Greece, it is divided into the regional uni ...

, a province in northern Greece *

Pirin Macedonia Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia ( bg, Пиринска Македония; Българска Македония) (''Pirinska Makedoniya or Bulgarska Makedoniya'') is the third-biggest part of the geographical region Macedonia located on t ...

, a geographic region of southwestern Bulgaria *

Aegean Macedonia Aegean Macedonia ( mk, Егејска Македонија, translit=Egejska Makedonija'';'' bg, Егейска Македония, translit=Egeyska Makedonia) is a term describing the modern Greek region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. It is ...

, a geographic region equivalent to modern Greek Macedonia

United States

Macedonia, Alabama Macedonia is a census-designated place and former town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. The population was 292 at the 2010 census, up from 291 in 2000. The town was incorporated in 1994, but disincorporated in 2001. It was reclassified ...

Macedonia, Georgia Macedonia is an unincorporated community along Georgia Highway 20 in eastern Cherokee County, Georgia, United States approximately six miles east of the county seat, Canton. The center of Macedonia is approximately 45 miles north of Atlanta v ...

* Macedonia, Illinois *

Macedonia, Indiana Macedonia is an unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Harrison County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital ...

Macedonia, Iowa Macedonia is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 267 at the time of the 2020 census. History The city was named after the region of Macedonia, in Ancient Greece. It is located along the route of the historica ...

Macedonia, Kentucky Macedonia is an unincorporated community located in Estill County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. ...

Macedonia, Missouri Macedonia is an extinct town in northern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Te ...

* Macedonia, New Jersey *

Macedonia, Ohio Macedonia is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,188 at the 2010 census. Macedonia is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity s ...

Macedonia, South Carolina Macedonia is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of Sout ...

Macedonia, Tennessee Macedonia (known as Milledgeville in the early 19th century) is an unincorporated community in White County, Tennessee, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America ...

Macedonia, Liberty County, Texas Macedonia is an Unincorporated community in northern Liberty County, Texas. Formerly a distinct community, it is located northeast of the junction of Texas State Highway 321 and Farm to Market Road 1008 and northwest of Liberty.Macedonia, Williamson County, Texas Macedonia is an Unincorporated community in northeast Williamson County, Texas. The site, which at one time had a distinct community, is located on Farm to Market Road 971 and Opossum Creek, southwest of Granger Granger may refer to: People *G ...

Macedonia, Virginia Macedonia is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia Accomack County is a United States county located in the eastern edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Together, Accomack and Northampton counties make up the Eastern Shore ...

Others

* Macedônia, São Paulo, Brazil * Macedonia, a village of

Ciacova Ciacova ( hu, Csák; german: Tschakowa; sr, Чаково, Čakovo; tr, Çakova) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. It administers four villages: Cebza, Macedonia, Obad and Petroman. When it was declared a town in 2004, the villages of Gad and G ...

, Romania * Macedonia, area of

Glenrothes Glenrothes (; , ; sco, Glenrothes; gd, Gleann Rathais) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south of Dundee. The town had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making i ...

, Scotland, United Kingdom

Publications

* ''Makedonia'' (newspaper), a Greek newspaper established in 1911 * ''Makedoniya'' (Bulgarian newspaper), a 19th-century Bulgarian newspaper published until 1872 * ''Macedonia'' (comics), a 2007 book by Harvey Pekar and Heather Roberson

Ships

*, a Greek passenger liner that was renamed ''Pincio'' in 1922 *, a Bulgarian cargo ship in service 1932–41 *, a Greek passenger ship in service 1984–85

Sports

FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓ.П.) is a football club based in the municipality of Ǵorče Petrov, in Skopje, ...

, a football club in Skopje *

FC Macedonia Gragjanski Skopje ( mk, Гpaѓaнcки Скопје, en, FC Citizens Skopje, sh, Građanski Skoplje) was a football club from Skoplje, Yugoslavia (now Skopje, North Macedonia). The club's major achievements were the two participations in the Ro ...

, a former football club in Skopje (1941 to 1944) * Preston Makedonia, an association football club in Melbourne, Australia, officially known since mid-1990s as the

Preston Lions Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matches against other t ...

but still identified with the Macedonian-Australian community * Stirling Macedonia FC, an association football club in Perth, Australia

Other uses

* Makedonia (dance), a Greek folk song *

Macedonia (food) Macedonia or macédoine is a salad composed of small pieces of fruit or vegetables. Fruit Macedonia is a fresh fruit salad and is a common dessert in Greece, Romania, Spain, France, Italy and South America. Vegetable Macedonia or ''Macédoine ...

, a fruit salad or vegetable dish *

Macedonia (terminology) The name ''Macedonia'' is used in a number of competing or overlapping meanings to describe geographical, political and historical areas, languages and peoples in a part of south-eastern Europe. It has been a major source of political controver ...

* Macedonia Airport or Thessaloniki International Airport, an airport in Thessaloniki, Greece *

Makedonia TV Makedonia TV (Greek: Μακεδονία TV) is a Greek private national free-to-air television channel broadcasting from Marousi, Athens and earlier from Thessaloniki, the capital of Macedonia in Greece. It was founded in 1991 by a group of jour ...

, a Greek television station

Other historical entities

Other geographical uses

Within the region

United States

Others

Publications

Ships

Sports

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See also