Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), 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, 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 The Diocese of Macedonia ( la, Dioecesis Macedoniae; el, Διοίκησις Μακεδονίας) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, forming part of the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum. Its administrative centre was Thessaloniki. Histo ...

, a late Roman administrative unit * Macedonia (theme), 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 194 ...

, 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, a geographic region corresponding roughly to the territory of North Macedonia * Central Macedonia, 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, a province in northern Greece * Pirin Macedonia, 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 is a village in Franklin and Hamilton counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census. The Hamilton County portion of Macedonia is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The village ...

* Macedonia, Indiana *

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. It ...

Macedonia, Missouri Macedonia is an extinct town in northern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located just east of U.S. Route 63 U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and So ...

* Macedonia, New Jersey * Macedonia, Ohio *

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 South ...

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. In 1988 a cemetery was the sole pla ...

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 o ...

Others

Macedônia Macedônia is a municipality ''(município)'' in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population is 3,692 (2020 est.) in an area of 328 km². Its elevation is 502 m. Etymology Municipality's name has derived from the ancient Kingdom of Ma ...

, São Paulo, Brazil * Macedonia, a village of Ciacova, Romania * Macedonia, area of Glenrothes, 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, N ...

, a football club in Skopje * FC Macedonia, 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 association football, soccer club from Preston, Victoria, Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The club was established in ...

but still identified with the Macedonian-Australian community *

Stirling Macedonia FC Stirling Macedonia Football Club (formerly West Perth Macedonia, Stirling Lions) is an Australian football club based in Perth, Western Australia, who are competing in 2023 in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia. History Early his ...

, an association football club in Perth, Australia

Other uses

Makedonia (dance) Makedonia ( el, Μακεδονία, Macedonía or el, link=no, Μακεδονικός Χορός, Macedonicós Chorós) is a form of the Greek folk dance Hasapiko ( el, χασάπικο, chasápico) that has evolved over the years to the patriot ...

, a Greek folk song * Macedonia (food), a fruit salad or vegetable dish * Macedonia (terminology) *

Macedonia Airport Thessaloniki Airport , officially Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia" ( el, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία", Kratikós Aeroliménas Thessaloníkis "Makedonía") and formerly Mikra Airport, is ...

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

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

, a Greek television station