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Macedonia (Republic)


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  • Variants

    • Macedonia (Federated Republic, 1945- )
    • Narodna Republika Makedonija
    • NRM
    • Maqedonia (Republic)
    • N.R.M.
    • Makedonija (Republic)
    • S.R. Makedonija
    • Socijalistička Republika Makedonija
    • SR Makedonija
    • Socialist Republic of Macedonia
    • Maḳedonyah (Republic)
    • Makedonii︠a︡ (Republic)
    • Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    • F.Y.R.O.M.
    • FYROM
    • Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
    • Republika Makedonija
    • FYR Macedonia
    • Republic of Macedonia
    • Република Македонија
    • Македонија (Republic)
    • Masèdonia (Republic)
    • Republiek van Masedonië
    • Masedonië (Republic)
    • Republik Mazedonie
    • Republik Makedonie
    • Ehemoligi Jugoslawischi Republik Mazedonie
    • Mazedonie (Republic)
    • Makedonie (Republic)
    • Cynewīse Macedonia
    • جمهورية مقدونيا
    • Jumhūrīyat Maqdūniyā
    • Republica de Macedonia
    • Republica Machedonia
    • Machedonia (Republic)
    • Republica ali Machedonia
    • Republica Ex-Iugoslavã ali Machedonia
    • Rèpublica de Macèdonie
    • Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia
    • Ex República Yugoslava de Macedonia
    • Masendoña (Republic)
    • F.Y.R.O. Masendoña
    • Makedoniya (Republic)
    • Makedoniya Respublikası
    • Keçmiş Yuqoslaviya Makedoniya Respublikası
    • Makedonija Kiōng-hô-kok
    • Рэспубліка Македонія
    • Rėspublika Makedonii︠a︡
    • Македонія (Republic)
    • Republika kan Masedonya
    • Masedonya (Republic)
    • Mazedonien (Republic)
    • Makedonien (Republic)
    • Republik Mazedonien
    • Republik Makedonia
    • Makedonia (Republic)
    • Republik Yougoslaviat Kent Makedonia
    • Република Македония
    • Republika Makedonii︠a︡
    • Бивша югославска република Македония
    • Bivsha i︠u︡goslavska republika Makedonii︠a︡
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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Macedonia (Federated Republic, 1945- )
  • Sources

    • found: Balevski, M. Makedonija včera i denes, 1980:t.p. (Makedonija)
    • found: Caca, Ǵ. J. The constitutional development of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, 1980:t.p. (Socialist Republic of Macedonia)
    • found: Lebel, G. Geʼut ṿa-shever, 1986:t.p. (Maḳedonyah)
    • found: BGN. For. names decisions, 06-04-92:p. 12 (former entry: Makedonija [brief], Socijalistička Republika: ADM1; current BGN-approved entry: Makedonija [brief], Socijalistička Republika [Serbocroatian]; Macedonia [conventional]; ADM1, 41°50ʹN, 22°00ʹE)
    • found: BGN. Foreign names info. bull., 15 Oct. 1992:p. 8 (former name: Makedonija [brief], Socijalistička Republika [Serbocroatian]; Macedonia [conventional]; ADM1; new name: Macedonia [conventional]; Makedonija [Macedonian]; PCL, 41°50ʹN, 22°00ʹE) p. iv (Macedonia has proclaimed independent statehood but has not been formally recognized as a state by the United States)
    • found: Makedonii︠a︡, 1993.
    • found: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, 1994:map recto (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; F.Y.R.O.M.)
    • found: Macedonia (Republic). Republički zavod za statistika. Prodažni kapaciteti vo trgovijata na malo vo Republika Makedonija, 1976-1989
    • found: Geographic and global issues quarterly, winter 1993/1994:p. 18-19 ([U.S. Dept. of State] Guidance bull. no. 12, Feb. 18, 1994: on Feb. 8, 1994, the U.S. formally recognized The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as an independent state; the conventional long-form as approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names is The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; there is no short-form name; this name is provisional and subject to future review; the name "Macedonia" should not be used; the name may be abbreviated as "F.Y.R.O.M." where space precludes use of the full name; the abbreviation should retain the periods and should be referenced to a marginal note spelling the name out in full) p. 22 (Independent states in the world as of Mar. 16, 1994: short-form name: Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)
    • found: Fjalimet e Marshallit Tito dhe Llazar Kolishevski, 1949:t.p. (Maqedonis)
    • found: BGN. Foreign names info. bull., 1 Sept. 1994:p. 7 (Macedonia: former name: Macedonia [conventional]; Makedonija [Macedonian]; PCL; provisional name: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; PCLI)
    • found: FYR Macedonia : survey on the status of children and youth in the system of juvenile justice, c2001.
    • found: GEOnet, Mar. 10, 2008(Makedonija [short form], Republika; Macedonia [short form], Republic of [conventional]--PCLI, 41°50ʹN 22°00ʹE, variants: Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of; Macedonia, Peoples Republic of; Macedonia, Socialist Republic of)
    • found: Wikipedia, Aug. 5, 2011(Republic of Macedonia; Macedonia; Република Македонија = Republika Makedonija) Acehnese page (Masèdonia) Afrikaans page (Republiek van Masedonië) Alemannic page (Republik Mazedonie; Republik Makedonie; Ehemoligi Jugoslawischi Republik Mazedonie) Anglo-Saxon page (Cynewīse Macedonia) Arabic page (جمهورية مقدونيا = Jumhūrīyat Maqdūniyā) Aragonese page (Republica de Macedonia) Aromanian page (Republica Machedonia; Republica ali Machedonia; Republica Ex-Iugoslavã ali Machedonia) Franco-Provençal/Arpitan page (Rèpublica de Macèdonie) Asturian page (República de Macedonia; Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia; Ex República Yugoslava de Macedonia) Guarani page (Masendoña; F.Y.R.O. Masendoña) Azerbaijani page (Makedoniya [in rom.]; Makedoniya Respublikası [in rom.]; Keçmiş Yuqoslaviya Makedoniya Respublikası [in rom.]) Min Nan page (Makedonija Kiōng-hô-kok) Belarusian page (Рэспубліка Македонія = Rėspublika Makedonii︠a︡) Central Bicolano page (Republika kan Masedonya) Bavarian page (Mazedonien; Makedonien; Republik Mazedonien) Breton page (Republik Makedonia; Republik Yougoslaviat Kent Makedonia) Bulgarian page (Република Македония = Republika Makedonii︠a︡; Бивша югославска република Македония = Bivsha i︠u︡goslavska republika Makedonii︠a︡)
    • found: The world factbook, via WWW, October 3, 2018(Macedonia. Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece. Geographic coordinates: 41 50 N, 22 00 E. Conventional long form: Republic of Macedonia. Conventional short form: Macedonia. Local long form: Republika Makedonija. Local short form: Makedonija. Note: the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO is the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM). Former: People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia. Government type: parliamentary republic) February 21, 2019 (North Macedonia. Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece. Geographic coordinates: 41 50 N, 22 00 E. Conventional long form: Republic of Macedonia. Conventional short form: Macedonia. Local long form: Republika Makedonija. Local short form: Makedonija. Former: People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia. Government type: parliamentary republic)
    • found: UN News (Website), viewed on February 15, 2019(UN Secretary General confirmed official notification of entry into force of Prespa Agreement; new name of North Macedonia with long version Republic of North Macedonia)
    • found: Britannica online, August 9, 2021(under North Macedonia: After World War II the Serbian part of Macedonia became a constituent republic within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (later Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). The collapse of Yugoslavia led the Republic of Macedonia to declare its independence on September 17, 1991; After years of largely fruitless UN-mediated negotiations regarding the name issue, in June 2018 Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced that an agreement (thereafter known as the Prespa Agreement) had been reached under which the Macedonian republic would be known both domestically and internationally as the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Severna Makedonija). By January 2019 the Macedonian and Greek legislatures had both approved the measures necessary to pave the way for formal adoption of the new name, which came into effect on February 12, 2019)
  • Editorial Notes

    • [For 1946-1991, one of the six republics of Yugoslavia; after 1991, treated as an independent nation. Its name changed to North Macedonia in February 2019.]
    • [SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under North Macedonia.]
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    • 1981-08-17: new
    • 2021-08-11: revised
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