macedonian

Noun · Adjective
US[mas-uh-dohn-yuhn]/ˌmæsəˈdoʊnjən/4 syllablesalso [mak-uh-dohn-yuhn] /ˌmækəˈdoʊnjən/

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a native or inhabitant of MacedonType of EuropeanKinds PhilippianExamples Seleucus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Lysimachus, Demetrius I of MacedonMember of Macedon, Macedonia
  2. the Slavic language of modern MacedoniaSynonyms: Macedonian languageType of Slavic, Slavic language

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to Macedonia or its inhabitants“Macedonian hills”Relating to Republic of Macedonia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mac′e·do′ni·an adjective

Origin: L. Macedonius, Gr. ….

Geog. Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. — noun A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.


Mac′e·do′ni·an noun

Eccl. Hist. One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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