Macedonia (, , , ), most commonly refers to: *

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia *

Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an Classical antiquity, ancient monarchy, kingdom on the periphery of Archaic Greece, Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The History of ...

, a kingdom in Greek antiquity *

Macedonia (Greece) Macedonia ( ; , ) is a geographic regions of Greece, geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans. Macedonia is the largest and geographic region in Greece, with a population of 2.36 million (as of 2020). ...

, a former administrative region, spanning today three administrative subdivisions of

northern Greece Northern Greece () is used to refer to the northern parts of Greece, and can have various definitions. Administrative term The term "Northern Greece" is widely used to refer mainly to the two northern regions of Macedonia and (Western) Thra ...

Macedonia (region) Macedonia ( ) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century. ...

, a geographic and historical region that today includes parts of six Balkan countries (see map) Macedonia, Makedonia, Makedonija, or Makedoniya may also refer to:

Other historical entities

Achaemenid Macedonia Achaemenid Macedonia refers to the period in which the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia was under the reign of the Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC, the Persian general Megabyzus forced the Macedonian king Amyntas I to make his kingdom a v ...

, a satrapy of Achaemenid Empire *

Diocese of Macedonia The Diocese of Macedonia (; ) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, forming part of the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum. Its administrative centre was Thessalonica. History The diocese was formed, probably under Constantine I (r. 306–337 ...

, a late Roman administrative unit *

Independent Macedonia (1944) The Independent State of Macedonia was a proposed puppet state of Nazi Germany during the Second World War in the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that had been occupied by the Tsardom of Bulgaria following the invasion of Yugoslavia in Ap ...

, a proposed puppet state of the Axis powers (1944) *

Macedonia (Roman province) Macedonia (; ) was a province of ancient Rome, encompassing the territory of the former Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been conquered by the Roman Republic in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War. The province was cre ...

, a province of the early Roman Empire *

Macedonia (theme) The Theme of Macedonia ( ) was a military-civilian province (theme) of the Byzantine Empire established between the late 8th century and the early 9th century. Byzantine Macedonia had limited geographical relation to the Ancient Macedonia and mai ...

, a province of the Byzantine Empire *

Socialist Republic of Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia (), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia, Yugoslav Macedonia or simply Macedonia, was one of the six constituent republics of the post-World War II Socialist Federal Republic of Y ...

, a part of the former Yugoslavia (1945–1991) and a predecessor of North Macedonia

Other geographical uses

Within the region

Aegean Macedonia Aegean Macedonia ('';'' ) is a term describing the region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia in Northern Greece. It is currently mainly used in the North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia, including in the Irredentism, irredentist context of a ...

, a geographic region equivalent to modern Greek Macedonia *

Vardar Macedonia Vardar Macedonia (Macedonian language, Macedonian and ) is a historical term referring to the central part of the broader Macedonian region, roughly corresponding to present-day North Macedonia. The name derives from the Vardar, Vardar River and i ...

, a geographic region corresponding roughly to the territory of North Macedonia *

Pirin Macedonia Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia () (''Pirinska Makedoniya or Bulgarska Makedoniya''), which today is in southwestern Bulgaria, is the third-biggest part of the geographical region of Macedonia. This part coincides with the borders of Blag ...

, a geographic region of southwestern Bulgaria *

Central Macedonia Central Macedonia ( ; , ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting the central part of the Geographic regions of Greece, geographical and historical region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. With a ...

, a province in northern Greece *

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( ; , ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the Geographic regions of Greece, region of ...

, a province in northern Greece *

Western Macedonia Western Macedonia (, ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. Located in north-western Greece, it is divided into the regional units of Greece ...

, a province in northern Greece

United States

* Macedonia, Alabama *

Macedonia, Georgia Macedonia is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community along Georgia State Route 20, Georgia Highway 20 in eastern Cherokee County, Georgia, Cherokee County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States approximately six miles east of t ...

Macedonia, Illinois Macedonia is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, Franklin and Hamilton County, Illinois, Hamilton counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census. The Hamilton County portion of Macedonia is part of the Mount Verno ...

Macedonia, Iowa Macedonia is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 267 at the time of the 2020 census. History The city was named after the region of Macedonia, in Ancient Greece. It is located along the route of the histori ...

Macedonia, Kentucky Macedonia is an unincorporated community located in Estill County, Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United S ...

Macedonia, Missouri Macedonia is an extinct town in northern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the Unite ...

* Macedonia, New Jersey *

Macedonia, Ohio Macedonia is a city in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,168 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Akron metropolitan area. History The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity studen ...

Macedonia, South Carolina Macedonia is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and ...

Macedonia, Tennessee Macedonia (known as Milledgeville in the early 19th century) is an unincorporated community in White County, Tennessee, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country prima ...

Macedonia, Liberty County, Texas Macedonia is an unincorporated area in northern Liberty County, Texas, United States. Formerly a distinct community, it is located northeast of the junction of Texas State Highway 321 and Farm to Market Road 1008 and northwest of Liberty.

Macedonia, Williamson County, Texas Macedonia is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a count ...

Macedonia, Virginia Accomack County is a United States county that, together with Northampton County, constitutes the Eastern Shore region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. These two counties also form the southern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, which is bo ...

Others

* Macedônia, São Paulo, Brazil * Macedonia, a village of

Ciacova Ciacova (; ; ; ) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. It administers four villages: Cebza, Macedonia, Obad and Petroman. When it was declared a town in 2004, the villages of Gad and Ghilad, which it administered up to that point, were split off to ...

, Romania * Macedonia, area of

Glenrothes Glenrothes ( ; ; , ) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making it the third largest settlement in Fife and the 18th most populous locality in Scotland. Glenroth ...

, Scotland, United Kingdom

Publications

* ''Makedonia'' (newspaper), a Greek newspaper established in 1911 * ''Makedoniya'' (Bulgarian newspaper), a 19th-century Bulgarian newspaper published until 1872 * ''Macedonia'' (comics), a 2007 book by Harvey Pekar and Heather Roberson

Ships

*, a Greek passenger liner that was renamed ''Pincio'' in 1922 *, a Bulgarian cargo ship in service 1932–41 *, a Greek passenger ship in service 1984–85

Sports

FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov FK Makedonija Gjorche Petrov (), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. (), is a football club based in the municipality of Gjorche Petrov, in Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently playing in the Macedonian First League. History The clu ...

, a football club in Skopje * FC Macedonia, a former football club in Skopje (1941 to 1944) * Preston Makedonia, an association football club in Melbourne, Australia, officially known since mid-1990s as the

Preston Lions Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matche ...

but still identified with the Macedonian-Australian community * Stirling Macedonia FC, an association football club in Perth, Australia

Other uses

* Makedonia (dance), a Greek folk song *

Macedonia (food) Macedonia or macédoine is a French culinary term referring to a salad composed of small pieces of fruit or vegetables. Fruit Macedonia is a fresh fruit salad and is a common dessert in Greece, Romania, Spain, France, Italy and South America. ...

, a fruit salad or vegetable dish *

Macedonia (terminology) The name ''Macedonia'' is used in a number of competing or overlapping meanings to describe geographical, political and historical areas, languages and peoples in a part of south-eastern Europe. It has been a major source of political controver ...

* Macedonia Airport or Thessaloniki International Airport, an airport in Thessaloniki, Greece *

Makedonia TV Makedonia TV (Greek: Μακεδονία TV) is a Greek private national free-to-air television channel broadcasting from Marousi, Athens and earlier from Thessaloniki, the capital of Macedonia in Greece. It was founded in 1991 by a group of journ ...

, a Greek television station