noun
1. landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Macedonian
• Members of this Region: ↑Philippi, ↑battle of Philippi
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Balkan country, ↑Balkan nation, ↑Balkan state
• Part Holonyms: ↑Balkan Peninsula, ↑Balkans
2. the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
• Syn: ↑Macedon, ↑Makedonija
• Members of this Region: ↑Pydna, ↑Battle of Pydna
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑Balkan Peninsula, ↑Balkans
• Member Meronyms: ↑Macedonian
Useful english dictionary. 2012.