macedonian
part of speech
adjective (Macedonian); noun (a Macedonian, Macedonians; Macedonian, the language)
meaning for a pupil
1) From or to do with North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans, its people or its language. tree →
2) The Macedonian language: a Slavic language written in Cyrillic letters, spoken in North Macedonia. tree →
3) (history) From ancient Macedonia, the kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great. tree →
4) From Macedonia, a region of northern Greece. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king who built a huge empire. In geography, North Macedonia changed its name in 2019 after a long disagreement with Greece about the word «Macedonia», and people on each side feel strongly about it. Phrases: Macedonian army, Macedonian language.
examples
- Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king. tree →
- The Macedonian army crossed into Asia. tree →
- Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia. tree →
- Macedonian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. tree →
- My friend's family is Macedonian and speaks Macedonian at home. tree →
- Thessaloniki is the main city of the Greek region of Macedonia. tree →
- The ancient Macedonians spoke a form of Greek. tree →
note
Capital M: Macedonian. Pronounced mass-uh-DOH-nee-un. Trap: modern Macedonian (a Slavic language) is different from the ancient Macedonian of Alexander's time; the name is a sensitive topic between Greece and North Macedonia.
Trees and pragmatics
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