Macedonian
noun
Mac·e·do·nian
ˌma-sə-ˈdō-nyən 
-nē-ən
1
: the language of ancient Macedonia of uncertain affinity but generally assumed to be Indo-European
2
: a native or inhabitant of Macedonia or North Macedonia
3
: the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
Macedonian
adjective
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Local entrepreneur and proud Macedonian Gordana Traycoff will lead the discussion with an evening of storytelling and cultural discovery.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The exact relationship between the Ancient Macedonian and Ancient Greek is a matter of serious linguistic debate.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
Among Tyson’s selections was a Kindle book, Alexander the Great: The Macedonian Who Conquered the World.
—Mark Kriegel
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The region’s Hellenistic period—named for pervasive Greek influence—began back in 332 B.C.E., when Palestine was conquered by Macedonian King Alexander the Great.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
The exhibition’s most riveting work, sure to have been a popular favorite, is the roughly life-size bronze head of Seuthes III, a Thracian king almost contemporary with, if perhaps slightly younger than, Macedonian Alexander the Great.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Officials estimate that the artifacts date back to the Ptolemaic era, when Macedonian Greeks controlled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Zvonko is the president of the Macedonian Association of Sommeliers, a wine educator, and a judge in international wine competitions and many other things in wine.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Everyone limps along in a class system that ranks Toni, a Macedonian, above Dita, an ethnic Albanian, and forces the Romani characters to the bottom.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The exact relationship between the Ancient Macedonian and Ancient Greek is a matter of serious linguistic debate.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
Among Tyson’s selections was a Kindle book, Alexander the Great: The Macedonian Who Conquered the World.
—Mark Kriegel
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The region’s Hellenistic period—named for pervasive Greek influence—began back in 332 B.C.E., when Palestine was conquered by Macedonian King Alexander the Great.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
The exhibition’s most riveting work, sure to have been a popular favorite, is the roughly life-size bronze head of Seuthes III, a Thracian king almost contemporary with, if perhaps slightly younger than, Macedonian Alexander the Great.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Officials estimate that the artifacts date back to the Ptolemaic era, when Macedonian Greeks controlled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Zvonko is the president of the Macedonian Association of Sommeliers, a wine educator, and a judge in international wine competitions and many other things in wine.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Everyone limps along in a class system that ranks Toni, a Macedonian, above Dita, an ethnic Albanian, and forces the Romani characters to the bottom.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Macedonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Macedonian. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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