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

Examples of Macedonian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Local entrepreneur and proud Macedonian Gordana Traycoff will lead the discussion with an evening of storytelling and cultural discovery. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1