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Macedonia vs Pseudomacedonism - What's the difference?

macedonia | pseudomacedonism |

As a proper noun Macedonia

is an ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings. Also called Macedon.

As a noun Pseudomacedonism is

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

macedonia

English

(wikipedia Macedonia) (Macedonia naming dispute)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
  • The Republic of Macedonia, a country in Europe which is sometimes referred to elliptically (by the UN and others, pending the outcome of a dispute between Macedonia and Greece) as ‘the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’.
  • The largest and second-most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
  • A modern geographical region which includes the republic of Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia and a bit of Bulgaria.
  • The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria.
  • Derived terms

    * Macedonian

    See also

    * * Skopje * West Macedonia * Central Macedonia * East Macedonia and Thrace * FYROM * Republic of Macedonia * * Pirin Macedonia * Vardar Macedonia * (Republic of Macedonia) * English words suffixed with -ia ----

    pseudomacedonism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The practice of appropriating to Slavic Macedonia the name, symbolism and history of ancient (Greek) Macedonia.
  • * 2007 July 15, The Pseudomacedonian Fascism'', in alt.news.macedonia, ''Usenet :
  • The unity of selected, falsified cultural heritages of the subjugated peoples represents the muddy historical ground for Pseudomacedonism .
  • * 2008 August 24, "Black Athena's" ethnic genocide of the ethnic Macedonians'', in soc.culture.greek, ''Usenet :
  • * (seemoreCites)