Macedonian

Skopje native's language

Macedonian refers to the people, language, or culture of Macedonia—either the modern North Macedonia (a Balkan nation) or the ancient kingdom of Alexander the Great.

The Macedonian language is a South Slavic tongue closely related to Bulgarian.

She's studying Macedonian history.

He speaks fluent Macedonian.

geographic

Skopje

North Macedonian capital city

Albania · Bulgaria · Serbia · Kosovo

ancient

Alexander the Great

Macedonian empire builder

Hellenistic · Ptolemaic · conquest · empire · dynasty · Bucephalus

language

Cyrillic

Slavic alphabet system

alphabet · grammar · dialect · phonology · vocabulary · script · literary · standardization · codification · official language

ethnicity

identity

Who someone is

diaspora · minority · autochthonous · kinship · descent · lineage · population · customs · traditions · national consciousness

culture

rakija

Balkan fruit brandy

frescoes · monasteries · embroidery · woodcarving · feastday

Categories
Opposites
neighboring/rival national identity

MacedonianGreek

Of Athenian origin

Bulgarian · Hellenic · Serbian · Albanian · Athenian

ancient historical rivalry

MacedonianAthenian

Ancient Greek city-dweller

Theban · Greek city-state · Corinthian · Hellenic

empire/conquered peoples

MacedonianPersian

Of or from Iran

Egyptian · Babylonian · Indian · Phoenician · conquered

Phrases
Family

Macedonia, Macedonians

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G