Macedon - Macedonia - macedoine

Macedonia is the Latin form of the Greek name for a state, Μακεδον, 'Macedon' (pronounced with the hard '-c-' in Greek, but commonly with the soft '-c-' in English). It may be best to use the Greek form Macedon for the ancient kingdom, and the form Macedonia for the modern entities; but it is common to use Macedonia for both.

• Macedon(ia) was the kingdom ruled by King Philip II, and after him by his son Alexander the Great. It became at different times - and in differing configurations -
  • a province of the Roman Empire
  • a diocese of the late Roman Empire
  • a province of the Byzantine Empire
  • a region of the Ottoman empire.
• Currently (2010) Macedonia is the name of two distinct political entities.
  • The Republic of Macedonia was established in 1991, as a result of the break-up of the former republic of Yugoslavia. It is a landlocked country in the Balkans.
  • Macedonia is also the name of a region in the north-east of modern Greece. Its capital is Thessaloniki.
    • As a purely geographical and historical name, reflecting no current political reality, Macedonia contains both the above, with some further parts of the former Yugoslavia.
• The adjective (and noun meaning 'an inhabitant of') macedonian applies to any and all of these.
  • A macedoine (more properly a macédoine) is a salad of fruit and/or vegetables cut up into small pieces. Its etymological connection with Macedon(ia) is unclear.