Macedonian Empire - Definition and Overview

Macedonia is the name of a number of places in the world:

Places in the Macedonian region of Europe

• Macedonia: An historical region of the southern Balkans.
• Macedon: The ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Europe.
• Macedonia (Greece): The Macedonia province of Greece, also known as Greek Macedonia. See also:
  • West Macedonia, one of the peripheries of Greece.
  • Central Macedonia, one of the peripheries of Greece.
  • East Macedonia and Thrace, one of the peripheries of Greece.
• Makedonia (Macedonia) International Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece
• Republic of Macedonia: A landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula, recognised by most states and international organizations as "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (F.Y.R.O.M.), also known as Vardar Macedonia.
• Pirin Macedonia: The Blagoevgrad region of southwestern Bulgaria.

Other places

• In the United States:
  • Macedonia, Iowa (city)
  • Macedonia, Ohio (city)
  • Macedon (town), New York
  • Macedon (village), New York
  • Macedonia, Alabama (village)
  • Macedonia, Illinois (village)
• Macedônia, locality in Brazil
• Macedonia, locality in Colombia
• Macedonia, locality in Cuba
• Macedonia locality in Romania
• Macedonia, island in the Solomon Islands
• Macedon, Victoria, Australia
• Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia
• Macedonia, Glenrothes, Scotland

Trivia

• In Spanish, a macedonia or macedonio is a fruit salad.