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
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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.
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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 production was supported by North Macedonian Film Agency, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Film Center Serbia, Polish Film Institute and Kosovo Cinematography Center.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Ironically, then, the Greek government was the first to implicitly recognize Macedonian as a language in its own right.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
At the crux of the debate among historians has been whether Cleopatra, who hailed from a long line of Macedonian Greeks, would have darker skin because of her African ancestry.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 May 2023
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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 production was supported by North Macedonian Film Agency, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Film Center Serbia, Polish Film Institute and Kosovo Cinematography Center.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Ironically, then, the Greek government was the first to implicitly recognize Macedonian as a language in its own right.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
At the crux of the debate among historians has been whether Cleopatra, who hailed from a long line of Macedonian Greeks, would have darker skin because of her African ancestry.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 May 2023
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“Macedonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Macedonian. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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