Macedonian
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Macedonian may refer to:
In geography
- Macedonia (region) and its inhabitants
- Republic of Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, also known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
- Macedonia (Greece), a region of Greece, also known as Greek or Aegean Macedonia.
- Pirin Macedonia, an alternative name for the Blagoevgrad Province of Bulgaria.
In demography
- Ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people (sometimes also called "Macedonian Slavs" to distinguish them from other similarly-named groups), who predominately inhabit the Republic of Macedonia.
- Greek Macedonians (also known as "Macedonian Greeks" or "Macedonians"): Greeks who predominately inhabit the Greek region of Macedonia.
- Bulgarians who predominately inhabit the Blagoevgrad Province (Pirin Macedonia) or descendants of refugees from the wider region of Macedonia.
- Albanians from the Republic of Macedonia.
In history
- Ancient Macedonians, inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Macedon.
- Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire.
- A member of the early Byzantine Greek Christian sect called the Macedonians.
In linguistics
- Macedonian language, from the Slavic language group.
- Ancient Macedonian language, a language with disputed origin.
- Macedonian dialect of the modern Greek language.
- The southwestern dialects of the Bulgarian language
In music
- Ethnic musical genre, part of the balkan Gypsie's music, see Roma music.
In religion
- Macedonians (religious group), a 4th century A.D. Christian sect.
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