1. country in southeastern Europe. Formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, it became independent in 1991. Languages: Macedonian. Currency: dinar. Capital: Skopje. Population: 2,066,718 (2009 estimate).
Area: 25,713 sq km (9,928 sq mi) Official name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
2. mountainous region of northeastern Greece. Capital: Thessaloniki. Area: 34,177 sq km (13,200 sq mi.) Population: 1,710,513 (1991).
3. district in southwestern Bulgaria. Area: 6,465 sq km (2,496 sq mi.)
4. Mac·e·don [ mássədən, mássə dòn ]ancient kingdom in northern Greece, centralized under Philip II, who, with his son, Alexander the Great, created a vast empire in the 4th century bc
