adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/mæsəˈdəʊniən/
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General-American:/mæsəˈdoʊniən/
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rhymes with -əʊniən
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Macedonic
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the Macedonian heresy or to Macedonian heretics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Macedonia (in any sense).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A member of an anti–Nicene Creed sect founded by the Greek bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople, which flourished in the regions adjacent to the Hellespont during the latter half of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to Macedonia or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Macedonian hills
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
10
noun
Meaning 10
a native or inhabitant of Macedon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: Philippian, Antigonus, Antigonus Cyclops, Monophthalmos, Demetrius, Demetrius I, Demetrius Poliorcetes, Lysimachus, Seleucus, Seleucus I, Seleucus I Nicator
History
Etymology
From Middle English Macedonyen, partly from Macedonia and partly from Latin Macedonius, + -an; equivalent to Macedonia + -an.
From Middle English Macedonyan, from Latin Macedoniānus, from Macedonius + -ānus, after the Greek bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople.
Across languages
Translations
270 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Masedonies
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Albanian:
maqedonas
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Albanian:
maqedonase
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Albanian:
sllavomaqedonas
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Albanian:
sllavomaqedonase
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Arabic:
مَقْدُونِيّ
(maqdūniyy)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Arabic:
مَقْدُونِيّ
(maqdōniyy)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Armenian:
մակեդոնական
(makedonakan)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Aromanian:
slavumachidunescu
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Aromanian:
slavumachidonescu
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Aromanian:
slavumachedonescu
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Aromanian:
slavumachiduneascã
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Aromanian:
slavumachidoneascã
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Aromanian:
slavumachedoneascã
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Asturian:
macedoniu
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Azerbaijani:
makedon
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Azerbaijani:
makedoniyalı
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Basque:
mazedoniar
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Belarusian:
македо́нскі
(makjedónski)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Bengali:
ম্যাসেডোনীয়
(mêśeḍōniẏo)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Bulgarian:
македо́нски
(makedónski)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Burmese:
မက်စီဒိုးနီးယား
(makcidui:ni:ya:)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Carpathian Rusyn:
македо́ньскый
(makedónʹskŷj)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Catalan:
macedònic
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Catalan:
macedoni
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Chinese Mandarin:
馬其頓的 /马其顿的
(Mǎqídùn de)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Czech:
makedonský
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Danish:
makedonsk
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Dutch:
Macedonisch
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Esperanto:
Makedona
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Estonian:
Makedoonia
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Estonian:
makedoonia
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Finnish:
makedonialainen
— of Macedonia or its people or language
French:
macédonien
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Georgian:
მაკედონიური
(maḳedoniuri)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Georgian:
მაკედონიის
(maḳedoniis)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
German:
makedonisch
— of Macedonia or its people or language
German:
mazedonisch
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Greek:
σλαβομακεδονικός
(slavomakedonikós)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Greek:
μακεδονικός
(makedonikós)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Hebrew:
מקדוני
(makedoni)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Hindi:
मेसिडोनियन
(mesiḍoniyan)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Hungarian:
macedón
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Icelandic:
makedónskur
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Irish:
Macadónach
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Irish:
na Macadóine
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Irish:
Macadóinise
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Italian:
macedone
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Japanese:
マケドニアの
(Makedonia no)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Kazakh:
македон
(makedon)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Khmer:
ម៉ាសេដូនី
(maaseedvaan)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Korean:
마케도니아의
(Makedonia-ui)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Korean:
마케도니아어
(Makedonia-eo)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Kyrgyz:
македон
(makedon)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Ladino:
masedonyano
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Lao:
ມາເຊດວນ
(mā sē dūan)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Latin:
Macedonicus
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Latin:
Macedonius
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Latin:
Macedoniēnsis
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Latvian:
maķedonisks
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Latvian:
maķedoniešu
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Limburgish:
Macedonisch
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Lithuanian:
makedonijos
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Lithuanian:
makedonų
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Macedonian:
македонски
(makedonski)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Malay:
Makedonia
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Maltese:
Maċedonjan
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Mongolian:
македон
(makedon)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Norwegian Bokmål:
makedonsk
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
makedonsk
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Church Slavic:
макєдоньскъ
(makedonĭskŭ)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Old English:
Mæcedonisċ
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Persian:
مقدونی
(maqduni)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Polish:
macedoński
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Portuguese:
macedónio
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Portuguese:
macedônio
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Portuguese:
macedónico
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Portuguese:
macedônico
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Romanian:
macedonean
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Russian:
македо́нский
(makedónskij)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
макѐдо̄нскӣ
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
makèdōnskī
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Slovak:
macedónsky
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Slovene:
makedónski
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Spanish:
macedonio
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Spanish:
macedónico
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Swedish:
makedonisk
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Tajik:
мақдунӣ
(maqduni)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Thai:
มาซิโดเนีย
(maa-sí-doo-niia)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Turkish:
Makedon
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Turkmen:
makedon
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Ukrainian:
македо́нський
(makedónsʹkyj)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Urdu:
مقدونیائی
(maqdūniyāī)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Uyghur:
ماكېدون
(makëdon)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Uzbek:
makedon
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Vietnamese:
Ma-xê-đô-ni-a
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Yiddish:
מאַקעדאָניש
(makedonish)
— of Macedonia or its people or language
Afrikaans:
Masedoniër
— person from Macedonia
Albanian:
maqedonas
— person from Macedonia
Albanian:
maqedonase
— person from Macedonia
Albanian:
sllavomaqedonas
— person from Macedonia
Albanian:
sllavomaqedonase
— person from Macedonia
Arabic:
مَقْدُونِيّ
(maqdūniyy, maqdōniyy)
— person from Macedonia
Arabic:
مَقْدُونِيَّة
(maqdūniyya, maqdōniyya)
— person from Macedonia
Armenian:
մակեդոնացի
(makedonacʻi)
— person from Macedonia
Aromanian:
slavumachidon
— person from Macedonia
Aromanian:
slavumachedon
— person from Macedonia
Asturian:
macedoniu
— person from Macedonia
Asturian:
macedonia
— person from Macedonia
Azerbaijani:
makedon
— person from Macedonia
Azerbaijani:
makedoniyalı
— person from Macedonia
Basque:
mazedoniar
— person from Macedonia
Belarusian:
македо́нец
(makjedónjec)
— person from Macedonia
Belarusian:
македо́нка
(makjedónka)
— person from Macedonia
Bulgarian:
македон́ец
(makedońec)
— person from Macedonia
Bulgarian:
македо́нка
(makedónka)
— person from Macedonia
Catalan:
macedoni
— person from Macedonia
Catalan:
macedònic
— person from Macedonia
Catalan:
macedònia
— person from Macedonia
Catalan:
macedònica
— person from Macedonia
Chinese Mandarin:
馬其頓人 /马其顿人
(Mǎqídùn rén)
— person from Macedonia
Czech:
Makedonec
— person from Macedonia
Czech:
Makedoňan
— person from Macedonia
Czech:
Makedonka
— person from Macedonia
Czech:
Makedoňanka
— person from Macedonia
Danish:
makedoner
— person from Macedonia
Danish:
makedonier
— person from Macedonia
Dutch:
Macedoniër
— person from Macedonia
Esperanto:
Makedoniano
— person from Macedonia
Estonian:
makedoonlane
— person from Macedonia
Finnish:
makedonialainen
— person from Macedonia
French:
macédonien
— person from Macedonia
French:
macédonienne
— person from Macedonia
Georgian:
მაკედონელი
(maḳedoneli)
— person from Macedonia
Georgian:
მაკედონიელი
(maḳedonieli)
— person from Macedonia
German:
Mazedonier
— person from Macedonia
German:
Mazedonierin
— person from Macedonia
Greek:
Μακεδόνας
(Makedónas)
— person from Macedonia
Greek:
Μακεδόνισσα
(Makedónissa)
— person from Macedonia
Greek:
Σλαβομακεδόνας
(Slavomakedónas)
— person from Macedonia
Greek:
Σλαβομακεδόνισσα
(Slavomakedónissa)
— person from Macedonia
Ancient Greek:
Μακεδών
(Makedṓn)
— person from Macedonia
Hungarian:
macedón
— person from Macedonia
Icelandic:
Makedóni
— person from Macedonia
Irish:
Macadónach
— person from Macedonia
Old Irish:
Maccidóndu
— person from Macedonia
Italian:
macedoniana
— person from Macedonia
Italian:
macedoniano
— person from Macedonia
Japanese:
マケドニア人
(Makedonia-jin)
— person from Macedonia
Kazakh:
македониялық
(makedoniälyq)
— person from Macedonia
Khmer:
ម៉ាសេដូនី
(maaseedvaan)
— person from Macedonia
Korean:
마케도니아인
(makedoniain)
— person from Macedonia
Korean:
마케도니아 사람
(makedonia saram)
— person from Macedonia
Latin:
Macedoniense
— person from Macedonia
Latin:
Macedoniensis
— person from Macedonia
Latvian:
maķedonietis
— person from Macedonia
Latvian:
maķedoniete
— person from Macedonia
Lithuanian:
makedonas
— person from Macedonia
Lithuanian:
makedonė
— person from Macedonia
Lithuanian:
makedonietė
— person from Macedonia
Macedonian:
Македонец
(Makedonec)
— person from Macedonia
Macedonian:
Македонка
(Makedonka)
— person from Macedonia
Norwegian Bokmål:
makedoner
— person from Macedonia
Norwegian Bokmål:
makedonier
— person from Macedonia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
makedonar
— person from Macedonia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
makedoniar
— person from Macedonia
Polish:
Macedończyk
— person from Macedonia
Polish:
Macedonka
— person from Macedonia
Portuguese:
macedónio
— person from Macedonia
Portuguese:
macedônio
— person from Macedonia
Portuguese:
macedónico
— person from Macedonia
Portuguese:
macedônico
— person from Macedonia
Romanian:
macedonean
— person from Macedonia
Romanian:
macedoneancă
— person from Macedonia
Romanian:
macedoneană
— person from Macedonia
Russian:
македо́нец
(makedónec)
— person from Macedonia
Russian:
македо́нка
(makedónka)
— person from Macedonia
Serbo-Croatian:
Македо́нац
— person from Macedonia
Serbo-Croatian:
Макѐдо̄нка
— person from Macedonia
Serbo-Croatian:
Makedónac
— person from Macedonia
Serbo-Croatian:
Makèdōnka
— person from Macedonia
Slovak:
Macedónec
— person from Macedonia
Slovak:
Macedónka
— person from Macedonia
Slovak:
Macedónčan
— person from Macedonia
Slovak:
Macedónčanka
— person from Macedonia
Slovene:
Makedónec
— person from Macedonia
Slovene:
Makedónka
— person from Macedonia
Spanish:
macedonio
— person from Macedonia
Swedish:
makedonier
— person from Macedonia
Tajik:
мақдунӣ
(maqduni)
— person from Macedonia
Turkish:
Makedonyalı
— person from Macedonia
Turkish:
Makedon
— person from Macedonia
Ukrainian:
македо́нець
(makedónecʹ)
— person from Macedonia
Ukrainian:
македо́нка
(makedónka)
— person from Macedonia
Uzbek:
makedoniyalik
— person from Macedonia
Uzbek:
makedon
— person from Macedonia
Albanian:
maqedonisht
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Albanian:
maqedonishte
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Albanian:
gjuha maqedonase
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Arabic:
مَقْدُونِيَّة
(maqdūniyya)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Armenian:
մակեդոներեն
(makedoneren)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Aromanian:
slavumachiduneashti
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Aromanian:
slavumachiduneashte
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Aromanian:
slavumachiduneashci
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Aromanian:
slavumachiduneashce
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Asturian:
macedoniu
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Basque:
mazedoniera
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Belarusian:
македо́нская мо́ва
(makjedónskaja móva)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Belarusian:
македо́нская
(makjedónskaja)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Bulgarian:
македо́нски
(makedónski)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Catalan:
macedònic
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Catalan:
macedoni
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Chinese Mandarin:
馬其頓語 /马其顿语
(Mǎqídùn yǔ)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Czech:
makedonština
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Dutch:
Macedonisch
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Finnish:
makedonia
— Slavic language of Macedonia
French:
macédonien
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Georgian:
მაკედონური
(maḳedonuri)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Georgian:
მაკედონიური ენა
(maḳedoniuri ena)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
German:
Mazedonisch
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Greek:
σλαβομακεδονικά
(slavomakedoniká)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Hungarian:
macedón
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Icelandic:
makedónska
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Irish:
Macadóinis
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Japanese:
マケドニア語
(Makedonia-go)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Khmer:
ម៉ាសេដូនី
(maaseedvaan)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Korean:
마케도니아어
(makedonia'eo)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Limburgish:
Macedonisch
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Low German:
Makedoonsch
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Macedonian:
македонски
(makedonski)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Norwegian Bokmål:
makedonsk
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
makedonsk
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Persian:
مقدونی
(maqduni)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Persian:
مکادونی
(makâduni)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Polish:
macedoński
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Portuguese:
macedónio
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Portuguese:
macedônio
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Romanian:
limba macedoneană
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Romanian:
macedoneană
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Russian:
македо́нский
(makedónskij)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Scots:
Macedonie
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Serbo-Croatian:
макѐдо̄нскӣ
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Serbo-Croatian:
makèdōnskī
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Slovak:
macedónčina
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Slovene:
makedónščina
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Spanish:
macedonio
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Swedish:
makedonska
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Tigrinya:
ማክዶኒኛ
(makdoniña)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Turkish:
Makedonca
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Ukrainian:
македо́нська
(makedónsʹka)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Yiddish:
מאַקעדאָניש
(makedonish)
— Slavic language of Macedonia
Dutch:
Oudmacedonisch
— language of antiquity
Georgian:
მაკედონიური
(maḳedoniuri)
— language of antiquity
Georgian:
მაკედონიური ენა
(maḳedoniuri ena)
— language of antiquity
Georgian:
ძველი მაკედონიური
(ʒveli maḳedoniuri)
— language of antiquity
Georgian:
ძველი მაკედონიური ენა
(ʒveli maḳedoniuri ena)
— language of antiquity
Hungarian:
makedón
— language of antiquity
Icelandic:
fornmakedónska
— language of antiquity
Icelandic:
makedónska
— language of antiquity
Khmer:
ម៉ាសេដូនា
(maaseedouniə)
— language of antiquity
Macedonian:
старомакедонски
(staromakedonski)
— language of antiquity
Norwegian Bokmål:
makedonsk
— language of antiquity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
makedonsk
— language of antiquity
Portuguese:
macedónio
— language of antiquity
Portuguese:
macedônio
— language of antiquity
Romanian:
limba antică macedoneană
— language of antiquity
Romanian:
macedoneana antică
— language of antiquity