Macedonian

American

[mas-i-doh-nee-uhn] / ˌmæs ɪˈdoʊ ni ən /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
a Slavic language of modern Macedonia.
an extinct language of ancient Macedonia, an Indo-European language of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European language family.

adjective

of or relating to Macedonia, its inhabitants, or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Macedonian

First recorded in 1550–60; Macedoni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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Madrid right-back David Jimenez, from the club's youth academy, came closest to scoring after French superstar Mbappe teed him up, but the Macedonian goalkeeper denied him too.

From Barron's

This wasn’t the rule of the Greeks, Romans or Macedonians of antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Outrage after the fire prompted protests in the Macedonian capital Skopje and elsewhere, with victims' families organising local marches in Kocani itself.

From BBC

Reflecting on Salmond's death, while attending a conference in the North Macedonian city of Ohrid, Sturgeon writes that the emotions she felt suggested she had not come to terms with their estrangement.

From BBC

Thousands of people have protested in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, demanding justice and action against corruption after a nightclub fire killed 59 people, many of them teenagers.

From BBC

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