Pseudomacedonism

noun

The practice of appropriating to Slavic Macedonia the name, symbolism and history of ancient (Greek) Macedonia.

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Meanings

nounPseudomacedonism (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryrareuncountableThe practice of appropriating to Slavic Macedonia the name, symbolism and history of ancient (Greek) Macedonia.

    The unity of selected, falsified cultural heritages of the subjugated peoples represents the muddy historical ground for Pseudomacedonism.

    2007 July 15, The Pseudomacedonian Fascism, in alt.news.macedonia, Usenet
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    […] the holy "truths" of the Pseudomacedonism, the crucial among which is the claim that today´s "Makedonci" of FYROM are direct descendants of Alexander's […]

    2008 August 24, "Black Athena's" ethnic genocide of the ethnic Macedonians, in soc.culture.greek, Usenet

Origin

From pseudo- + Macedonism. For more, see Macedonia.

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APA

Pseudomacedonism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pseudomacedonism

MLA

“Pseudomacedonism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pseudomacedonism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pseudomacedonism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pseudomacedonism.

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