Macedonia (Greece)

Macedonia (Greek: ?????????, IPA {{IPA|/maceðo'nia/}}) is the largest and second most populous region of Greece. Together with the Greek region of Thrace, it forms Northern Greece. It is part of a larger Balkan region also known in modern times as Macedonia. The Greek region of Macedonia comprises just over half of that larger region, the rest lying in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria.

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Greek - IPA - Greece - Thrace - Balkan - Macedonia - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Bulgaria

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The official Greek position is that the name Macedonia is Greek and should properly apply only to the region of the historical kingdom of Macedon, which is almost entirely contained within Greece. Thus, Greece uses the term ????????? or Macedonia to refer to that specific part of its northern region.

Related Topics:
Greek - Macedon

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