Macedonia is the northern province of Greece, which capital is Thessaloniki (Salonica). When the communist dictator Tito made the former Yugoslavia, he renamed the southern province of his state "Republic of Macedonia" (ex name Vardarska), just as an opposite to Greek Macedonia which belonged to the western block. When Yugoslavia fell apart, the inhabitants of this Slavic ex province went on naming theirselves Macedonians and their tiny new country "macedonia", wanting to establish a (false) relationship with greek history. Of course, Macedonia (Makedonia) is an ancient greek word meaning "long", and has no relationship with Slavic populations.
Therefore, there's no other true Macedonia but the so called greek province of Macedonia....
P.S. The argument that Macedonia is a geographical term and consequently any part of the ancient Macedonia can be named so is just a hypocricy. The largest part of ancient Macedonia is a province of Greece, and it's the most important one that includes the main Macedonian cities Pella, Thessaloniki, Aiges, etc. The palaces of the Macedonian dynasty and their tombs are located in Greece, not in FYROM/ VARDARSKA, while the language of Macedonians was Greek and not a Slavic idiom...Even Turks pronounce the name of Thessaloniki more correctly (Selanik) than Slaves do (Solun)
Dear fake "Macedonians", why don't you admit that your dream is to expand your "country" up to Thessaloniki? Come and get it if you have the gutts...
2007-06-08 08:55:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Masadonia...Masadonia ...Oh you mean MAKEDONIA!!!
Of course I have been there many many times. It is the bigest province of Greece and the most beutiful too. Its Capital is Thessaloniki the "bride" of Thermaikos Golf! I invite you there to see yourself all fo the sights...and believe me you need at least a month!!!
BUT IF YOU INSIST ABOUT MASSADONIA READ AS FOLLOW:
The kingdom of Massadonia is one of the Kingdoms in the world of ASAIRON (it is a mythical world in a game!!!)
The Kingdom of Massadonia is the kingdom of gold. It is a very rich kingdom and has great gold. The palace is plated with gold but the walls around it are of a hard sparkly stone. This land around it is very rich and fertile. This is how this kingdom gets most of its wealth. The people in this kingdom are firm believers of the stars and say that the stars control our destiny.
This kingdom rules the lower half of the Western Continent. This would be like a lost Kingdom if there ever was one. It is a beautiful kingdom right by the edge of a forest and by a beach. The great wall around the kingdom is very secure but the whole kingdom is really lax. The Kingdom of Massadonia is on good terms with everyone and when they come into conflict they tend to just buy their way out of it.
King Richard Vishi and his wife Queen Lucia Vishi are were rich people. They have ruled the kingdom for more than 30 years and have earned the people. They don't have a very good army for they would rather just buy their way out of a problem....etc....etc.....etc
2007-06-08 22:08:18
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answered by dofaegean 3
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The modern country of FYR Macedonia is just West of Serbia, it's a former republic of Yugoslavia and FYR stands for "Former Yugoslav Republic of" to differentiate from Ancient Macedonia which Alexander the Great ruled.
2007-06-08 04:25:14
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answered by Anonymous
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FYR Macedonia (Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia) is a country in southeastern Europe - between Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece.
Macedonia is a region in the north of Greece, bordering FYR Macedonia.
Greece insisted on the FYR part in the state name of it's neighbour to avoid confusion.
2007-06-08 03:32:11
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answered by Martin S 7
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I assume you mean Macedonia...
There are Two...
One is the country located south of Montenegro and east of Albania, which is now, part of the countries that formed the old Yugoslavia..
The other Macedonia, land of Alkexander the Great, is the North east province of Greece, limiting to the North with Bulgaria, and East with European Turkey....
2007-06-08 18:30:24
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answered by Sehr_Klug 50 6
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Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe whose area was re-defined in the early 20th century. It covers approximately 67,000 square kilometers and a population of 4.76 million. There is no official recognition of these arbitrary delimitations, especially since they include territories of Bulgaria, Serbia and Albania that are not called "Macedonia". This arbitrary territory corresponds to the basins of (from west to east) the Aliákmon, Vardar/Axios and Struma/Strymon rivers (of which the Axios/Vardar drains by far the largest area) and the plains around Thessaloniki and Serres. The entire region covers parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and minor parts of Albania and Serbia
According to geographer H.R. Wilkinson, "it defies definition". Its current 'geographical' limits are nonhomogeneous - either ethnically or geographically - and they were established only in 1899, by the Greek cartographer C. Nicolaides for political purposes. His map took hold a few years later [1] (Wilkinson 1951:120). The map area was adopted by Bulgarian geographers V. Kancev, in 1900 and D.M.Brancoff in 1905.[not in citation given][1] (Wilkinson 1951:130,136). The perception of the 'division' of a single area emerged as a historical hindsight
OR IN ANOTHER WAY ON TOP OF GREECE.
2007-06-08 13:26:34
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answered by natasha 2
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Macedonia is a place in Greece but the Republic of Macedonia is a wrong name for Fyrom.
2007-06-08 05:01:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Macedonia is the northern area of Greece. It has been one of the ancient kingdoms of Greece, where Alexander the Great came from.
2007-06-08 22:27:07
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answered by cpinatsi 7
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The province f Nothern Greece, with the capital Thessaloniki
2007-06-08 21:15:08
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answered by Leonarda 7
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There is no such place a Masadonia to my knowledge. You must be referring to Makedonia. It is a province in Northern Greece, the home of Alexander the Great. Makedonia is Greek!!!
2007-06-08 23:16:23
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answered by dvatwork 7
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