North Macedonia

US/noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/US/noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/UK/nɔːθ ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/

proper noun

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:North Macedonia.”

OriginMacedonian Северна Македонија →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Northern Macedonia

  1. A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:North Macedonia.

  2. nonstandardThe northern part of the geographical region known as Macedonia.
  3. nonstandardThe northern part of the modern Greek province of Macedonia.
  4. nonstandardThe northern part of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
macedonia

Origin

  1. MacedonianСеверна Македонија
  2. EnglishNorth Macedonia

From north + Macedonia. Suggested as a name for the republic since at least the 1990s. Part of the official name of the country since February 2019, adopted to resolve a naming dispute with Greece, hence reinforced as calque of later Macedonian Северна Македонија (Severna Makedonija), itself after English.

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Translations

Afrikaans Noord-Masedonië
  • Noord-Masedoniëcountry in Europe
Arabic مَقِدُونِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة
  • مَقِدُونِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (maqidūniyā š-šamāliyya)country in Europe
Basque Ipar Mazedonia
  • Ipar Mazedoniacountry in Europe
Bengali উত্তর ম্যাসেডোনিয়া
  • উত্তর ম্যাসেডোনিয়া (uttor mêśeḍōniẏa)country in Europe
Brazilian Portuguese Macedônia do Norte
  • Macedônia do Nortecountry in Europe
Bulgarian Се́верна Македо́ния
  • Се́верна Македо́ния (Séverna Makedónija)country in Europe
Catalan Macedònia del Nord
  • Macedònia del Nordcountry in Europe
Chinese Cantonese 北馬其頓 /北马其顿
  • 北馬其頓 /北马其顿 (bak¹ maa⁵ kei⁴ deon⁶)country in Europe
Chinese Mandarin 北馬其頓 /北马其顿
  • 北馬其頓 /北马其顿 (Běi Mǎqídùn)country in Europe
Czech Severní Makedonie
  • Severní Makedoniecountry in Europe
Danish Nordmakedonien
  • Nordmakedoniencountry in Europe
Dutch Noord-Macedonië
  • Noord-Macedoniëcountry in Europe
Esperanto Nord-Makedonio, Nord-Makedonujo
  • Nord-Makedoniocountry in Europe
  • Nord-Makedonujocountry in Europe
Estonian Põhja-Makedoonia
  • Põhja-Makedooniacountry in Europe
European Portuguese Macedónia do Norte
  • Macedónia do Nortecountry in Europe
Finnish Pohjois-Makedonia
  • Pohjois-Makedoniacountry in Europe
French Macédoine du Nord
  • Macédoine du Nordcountry in Europe
German Nordmazedonien
  • Nordmazedoniencountry in Europe
Greek Βόρεια Μακεδονία
  • Βόρεια Μακεδονία (Vóreia Makedonía)country in Europe
Hebrew מָקֶדוֹנְיָה הַצְּפוֹנִית
  • מָקֶדוֹנְיָה הַצְּפוֹנִית (makedónya ha-ts'fonít)country in Europe
Hindi उत्तर मैसिडोनिया
  • उत्तर मैसिडोनिया (uttar maisiḍoniyā)country in Europe
Hungarian Észak-Macedónia
  • Észak-Macedóniacountry in Europe
Icelandic Norður-Makedónía
  • Norður-Makedóníacountry in Europe
Indonesian Makedonia Utara
  • Makedonia Utaracountry in Europe
Irish an Mhacadóin Thuaidh
  • an Mhacadóin Thuaidhcountry in Europe
Italian Macedonia del Nord
  • Macedonia del Nordcountry in Europe
Japanese 北マケドニア
  • 北マケドニア (Kita Makedonia)country in Europe
Korean 북마케도니아, 북마께도니아
  • 북마케도니아 (Bungmakedonia)country in Europe
  • 북마께도니아 (Bungmakkedonia)country in Europe
Latin Macedonia Septentriōnālis
  • Macedonia Septentriōnāliscountry in Europe
Latvian Ziemeļmaķedonija
  • Ziemeļmaķedonijacountry in Europe
Lithuanian Šiaurės Makedonija
  • Šiaurės Makedonijacountry in Europe
Malay Makadunia Utara, Makedonia Utara
  • Makadunia Utaracountry in Europe
  • Makedonia Utaracountry in Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Makedonia
  • Nord-Makedoniacountry in Europe
Polish Macedonia Północna
  • Macedonia Północnacountry in Europe
Punjabi ਨਾਰਥ ਮੈਸੇਡੋਨੀਆ
  • ਨਾਰਥ ਮੈਸੇਡੋਨੀਆ (nārath maiseḍonīā)country in Europe
Romanian Macedonia de Nord
  • Macedonia de Nordcountry in Europe
Russian Се́верная Македо́ния
  • Се́верная Македо́ния (Sévernaja Makedónija)country in Europe
Scottish Gaelic Masadoinia a Tuath
  • Masadoinia a Tuathcountry in Europe
Slovak Severné Macedónsko
  • Severné Macedónskocountry in Europe
Spanish Macedonia del Norte
  • Macedonia del Nortecountry in Europe
Swedish Nordmakedonien
  • Nordmakedoniencountry in Europe
Tagalog Hilagang Masedonya
  • Hilagang Masedonyacountry in Europe
Thai มาซิโดเนียเหนือ, นอร์ทมาซิโดเนีย
  • มาซิโดเนียเหนือ (maa-sí-doo-niia-nʉ̌ʉa)country in Europe
  • นอร์ทมาซิโดเนีย (nɔ́ɔt-maa-sí-doo-niia)country in Europe
Turkish Kuzey Makedonya
  • Kuzey Makedonyacountry in Europe
Ukrainian Півні́чна Македо́нія
  • Півні́чна Македо́нія (Pivníčna Makedónija)country in Europe
Urdu شُمالِی مَقْدُونِیَہ
  • شُمالِی مَقْدُونِیَہ (śumālī maqdūniya)country in Europe
Vietnamese Bắc Ma-xê-đô-ni-a
  • Bắc Ma-xê-đô-ni-acountry in Europe
Welsh Gogledd Macedonia
  • Gogledd Macedoniacountry in Europe
Yiddish צפֿון־מאַקעדאָניע
  • צפֿון־מאַקעדאָניע (tsofn-makedonye)country in Europe
Cite this entry
APA

North Macedonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Macedonia

MLA

“North Macedonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Macedonia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Macedonia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Macedonia.

Source: North Macedonia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.