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MACEDONIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Macedon; Macedonia; Makedonija
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (members of "Macedonia"):
Macedonian (a native or inhabitant of Macedon)
Domain member region:
Battle of Pydna; Pydna (a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom)
Holonyms ("Macedonia" is a part of...):
Balkan Peninsula; Balkans (a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Balkan country; Balkan nation; Balkan state (any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula)
Meronyms (parts of "Macedonia"):
Skopje; Skoplje; Uskub (capital of modern Macedonia)
Domain member region:
battle of Philippi; Philippi (Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC)
Holonyms ("Macedonia" is a part of...):
Balkan Peninsula; Balkans (a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range)
Derivation:
Macedonian (of or relating to Macedonia or its inhabitants)
