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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, a current state, member of the United Nations since 8 April 1993 under the provisional reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM)^[1]
  - "Vardar Macedonia"^[2], a geographical region that mostly overlaps with the Republic of Macedonia
- Macedonia (Greece) or Greek Macedonia, (also referred to as "Aegean Macedonia,"^[2] 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",^[2] 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

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

^ Jochen Abr. Frowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law 1997, p. 239. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Macedonia (region, Europe)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2008-10-04.

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 {{Wiktionarypar|Macedonia|macedonia}}
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-'''Macedonia''' or '''Macedon''' (as an adjective: '''Macedonian''') may refer to:
+'''Macedonia''' or '''Macedon''' may refer to:
-==Places==
+== Places ==
 === Europe (Balkans) ===
+==== Present ====
-* '''[[Macedonia (region)]]''', a region of the Balkan peninsula which comprises the following, together with the Blagoevgrad Province of Bulgaria (aka Pirin Macedonia) and small areas in Albania:
+<!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: The following list is sorted by political and geographical hierarchy, from region to country to sub-national unit. Please do not change this order&nbsp;— changes without discussion will be reverted. -->
-** '''[[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>
-** '''[[Macedonia (Greece)]]''' or Greek Macedonia, a region in northern Greece
+* '''[[Macedonia (region)]]''', a region of the Balkan peninsula which includes:
+** '''{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[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>
+*** "[[Vardar Macedonia]]"<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}} [[Macedonia (Greece)]]''' or Greek Macedonia, (also referred to as "[[Aegean Macedonia]],"<ref name=Britannica/> 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)
+** '''{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Blagoevgrad Province]]''', also known as "Pirin Macedonia",<ref name=Britannica/> 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
-==== Historical entities ====
+==== Antiquity ====
 * [[Macedon]] or Macedonia, the ancient kingdom ruled by the Argead dynasty
 * [[Macedon (satrapy)]], a province of the Achaemenid Empire
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 * [[Diocese of Macedonia]], a late Roman diocese, part of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
 * [[Macedonia (theme)]], a province of the Byzantine Empire
-* [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]] (1946–1991), a federal unit of Yugoslavia and predecessor to the Republic of Macedonia
+* [[Upper Macedonia]], the regions incorporated in the kingdom of Macedon in the early 4th century BC
 === United States ===
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 * [[Macedonia, Timiş]], Romania
 * [[Mount Macedon, Victoria]], Australia, a.k.a. Upper Macedon
-== Ethnic groups ==
-* [[Macedonians (ethnic group)]], the modern nation associated with the Republic of Macedonia
-* [[Ancient Macedonians]], the people of the ancient kingdom of Macedon
-== Language ==
-* The [[Macedonian language]], the modern Slavic language associated with the Republic of Macedonia
-* The [[Ancient Macedonian language]], an extinct Indo-European variety probably close to Greek
-* The Macedonian dialect of the [[modern Greek]] language
-== Historical ==
-* [[Macedonians (religious group)]], a 4th century Byzantine Greek Christian sect
-* The [[Macedonian dynasty]] of the Byzantine Empire
 == Miscellaneous (alphabetically ordered) ==
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 * 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|''Nova Makedonija'']] ''(New Macedonia)'', newspaper published in the Republic of Macedonia
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 ** [[Macedonia (food)]], a fruit salad or vegetable dish
-* Other:
+{{disambig}}
-** [[HMS Macedonian]], a British frigate captured by the United States in the War of 1812
 == References ==
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 *[[Macedonia (terminology)]]
 *[[Macedonia naming dispute]]
-{{disambig}}
 [[Category:Ambiguous place names]]