Βόρεια Μακεδονία

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvo.ɾi.a ma.ce.ðoˈni.a/

Proper noun

Βόρεια Μακεδονία • (Vóreia Makedonía) f

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

Usage notes

The Greek government formerly objected to the use of "Macedonia", including in phrases like the "Republic of Macedonia", without a geographical qualifier such as "Northern Macedonia". (See "Macedonia naming dispute" on Wikipedia.)

Synonyms

Δημοκρατία των Σκοπίων (Dimokratía ton Skopíon) (unofficial, colloquial)
πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας (próin Giougkoslavikí Dimokratía tis Makedonías) (former provisional name)
Σκόπια (Skópia) (by extension)

Further reading

Βόρεια Μακεδονία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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