Macedonian refers to different population groups, languages and other things from Macedonia, in any of several meanings of that term.
More specifically, it may refer to:
- Macedonians (ethnic group) The Macedonians – also referred to as Macedonian Slavs – are a South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. They speak the Macedonian language, a South Slavic language. About two thirds of all ethnic Macedonians live in the Republic of Macedonia and there are also communities in a number of other countries, the ethnic group associated with the Republic of Macedonia
- Macedonian language Macedonian (македонски јазик, pronounced [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik] ) is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and a member of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Standard Macedonian was implemented as the official language of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in June 1945 after being codified in the 1940s and 1, a modern language spoken by ethnic Macedonians
- Macedonians (Greeks) Macedonians are a regional population group of ethnic Greeks, inhabiting or originating from the region of Macedonia, in northern Greece. They are largely concentrated in the capital city of Thessaloniki, but many have spread across the whole of Greece and in the diaspora, the Greek people from the region of Macedonia in Greece
- Macedonians (Bulgarians) Macedonians or Macedonian Bulgarians , sometimes also referred to as Macedono-Bulgarians or Macedo-Bulgarians is a regional, ethnographic group of ethnic Bulgarians, inhabiting or originating from Macedonia. Today, the larger part of this population is concentrated in Blagoevgrad Province but much is spread across the whole of Bulgaria and the, the Bulgarian people from the region of Macedonia
- Macedonians (Macedo-Romanians), Aromanians Aromanians ) are a people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, and as an emigrant community in Romania (Dobruja). They are the second most populous group of Vlachs, behind modern-day Romanians from the region of Macedonia.
- Historical uses
- Ancient Macedonians The Macedonians were an ancient tribe which inhabited the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axius, north of Mount Olympus in Greece, gradually expanded its dominion in the region and established the kingdom of Macedon. Their precise ethnic origin is not known for certain, but historians generally agree that, whether they, the people of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia
- Ancient Macedonian language Ancient Macedonian was the Indo-European language of the ancient Macedonians. It was spoken in Macedonia during the 1st millennium BC. It is believed to have gradually fallen out of use, along with possibly other spoken Greek dialects, during the 4th century BC by when the standard Koine Greek was mainly used, an extinct language related to ancient Greek
- Macedonians (religious group) The Macedonians were a Christian sect of the 4th century AD, named after Bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople. They professed a belief similar[dubious – discuss] to that of Arianism, but apparently denying the divinity of the Holy Spirit, and regarding the substance of Jesus Christ as being the same in kind as that of God the Father. They are, a 4th century Byzantine Christian sect
- Macedonian dynasty The Macedonian dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, following the Amorian dynasty. During this period, the Byzantine state reached its greatest expanse since the Muslim conquests, and the Macedonian Renaissance in letters and arts began. The dynasty was named after its founder, Basil I the Macedonian, who was descended from the, a line of rulers of the Byzantine Empire (867 - 1056 AD)
- Other uses
- HMS Macedonian HMS Macedonian was a 38-gun sailing frigate of the Lively Class in the Royal Navy, later captured by the USS United States during the War of 1812, a British frigate (1808–1812)
See also
- 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 controversy since the early 20th century. The situation is complicated because different ethnic groups use different
- Macedonia naming dispute The Macedonia naming dispute refers to the disagreement over the use of the name Macedonia between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. Greece opposes the post-1991 constitutional name of its northern neighbour, citing historical and territorial concerns resulting from the ambiguity between it and the adjacent Greek region of Macedonia. Greece
- Makedonia (disambiguation)
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