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| − | + | '''Macedonia''', or the Republic of Macedonia, officially recognised by the UN and most countries as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is an inland country in southeastern [[Europe]]. Located on the [[Balkan]] peninsula, FYROM's borders are [[Serbia]] to the north, [[Bulgaria]] to the east, [[Albania]] to the west, and [[Greece]] to the south. The official name of this country is still not recognised due to the name conflict of the word Macedonia, that is used to describe the ancient Greek territories of Macedonia and the prefecture of Macedonia of modern Greece. | |
The name Macedonia is a Greek word originating from the adjective ''Makednos'', meaning big. Ancient Macedonians were of Greek origin and spoke Greek, in contrast to today's residents of FYROM who speak a slavic-bulgarian idiom (slavic majority) and albanian (albanian minority) and are by no means related to the ancient Macedonians. | The name Macedonia is a Greek word originating from the adjective ''Makednos'', meaning big. Ancient Macedonians were of Greek origin and spoke Greek, in contrast to today's residents of FYROM who speak a slavic-bulgarian idiom (slavic majority) and albanian (albanian minority) and are by no means related to the ancient Macedonians. | ||
| − | In ancient times the Macedonians | + | ==History== |
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| + | In ancient times the other [[Greeks]] considered the Macedonians to be "barbarians", but that still didn't prevent the northern kingdomfrom enforcing their will on the rest of Greece through military might with the reign of [[Philip of Macedon]] and again under his son [[Alexander the Great]] who went on to conquer the known world. | ||
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| + | The modern nation of Macedonia is not in the same area as the ancient kingdom. | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, October 3, 2007
Macedonia, or the Republic of Macedonia, officially recognised by the UN and most countries as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is an inland country in southeastern Europe. Located on the Balkan peninsula, FYROM's borders are Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Albania to the west, and Greece to the south. The official name of this country is still not recognised due to the name conflict of the word Macedonia, that is used to describe the ancient Greek territories of Macedonia and the prefecture of Macedonia of modern Greece.
The name Macedonia is a Greek word originating from the adjective Makednos, meaning big. Ancient Macedonians were of Greek origin and spoke Greek, in contrast to today's residents of FYROM who speak a slavic-bulgarian idiom (slavic majority) and albanian (albanian minority) and are by no means related to the ancient Macedonians.
History
In ancient times the other Greeks considered the Macedonians to be "barbarians", but that still didn't prevent the northern kingdomfrom enforcing their will on the rest of Greece through military might with the reign of Philip of Macedon and again under his son Alexander the Great who went on to conquer the known world.
The modern nation of Macedonia is not in the same area as the ancient kingdom.