transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-sə-ˈdō-nē-ə, -nyə ]
geographical name
1. region S Europe in Balkan Peninsula in NE Greece, the former Yugoslav section of Macedonia, & SW Bulgaria including territory of ancient kingdom of Macedonia ( or Mac·e·don ˈma-sə-dən, -ˌdän capital Pella)
2. country S central Balkan Peninsula; a federated republic of Yugoslavia 1946-92 capital Skopje area 9928 square miles (25,714 square kilometers ), population 2,063,000