Macedonia
/ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə/1
- a landlocked republic in the Balkans; pop. 2,066,700 (est. 2009); official language, Macedonian; capital, Skopje. Formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia became independent after a referendum in 1991. Also called Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.马其顿共和国（巴尔干半岛一内陆共和国; 2009年估计人口2,066,700; 官方语言为马其顿语; 首都斯科普里; 原为南斯拉夫一共和国, 1991年全民公决后独立; 亦称前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国）。
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- （亦作Macedon /ˈmæsɪdɒn/）an ancient country in SE Europe, at the northern end of the Greek peninsula. In classical times it was a kingdom which under Philip II and Alexander the Great became a world power. The region is now divided between Greece, Bulgaria, and the republic of Macedonia.马其顿（东南欧古国, 位于希腊半岛北端, 在菲利普二世和亚历山大大帝统治时期成为世界强国; 该地区现分属于希腊、保加利亚和马其顿共和国）。
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- a region in the north-east of modern Greece; capital, Thessaloníki.马其顿区（现代希腊东北部一地区, 首府塞萨洛尼基）。