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The use of the country name "Macedonia" was disputed between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) between 1991 and 2019.The dispute was a source of instability in the Western Balkans for 25 years.
The name Macedonia derives from the Greek: Μακεδονία (Makedonía ⓘ), [14] [15] a kingdom (later, region) named after the ancient Macedonians, who were the descendants of a Bronze-Age Greek tribe. [16] Their name, Μακεδόνες (Makedónes), is cognate to the Ancient Greek adjective μᾰκεδνός (makednós), meaning 'tall ...
According to statements of the Macedonian government, 134 foreign nations had recognized the country under the name of "Republic of Macedonia" as of January 2017. [1] Some had used this name from the outset, others switched their stance after originally using the UN reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (notably the United States under George W. Bush's administration), while ...
The state's name derives from the Greek word Μακεδονία (Makedonía), [10] [11] a kingdom (later, region) named after the ancient Macedonians.Their name, Μακεδόνες (Makedónes), ultimately derives from the ancient Greek adjective μακεδνός (makednós), meaning 'tall' or 'taper', [12] which shares the same root as the adjective μακρός (makrós, 'long, tall, high ...
The Prespa Agreement, [a] also known as the Treaty of Prespa, the Prespes deal or the Prespa accord, is an agreement reached in 2018 between Greece and the then-Republic of Macedonia, under the auspices of the United Nations, resolving a long-standing naming dispute between the two countries.
The official name Republic of North Macedonia will be used in all contexts where other countries would also be called by their full official names (e.g. "Russian Federation", "United Republic of Tanzania", etc.) In historical contexts referring to events between 1992 and 2019, Wikipedia articles will continue to refer to the country by its then ...
A referendum was held in the Republic of Macedonia on 30 September 2018, with voters asked whether they supported EU and NATO membership by accepting the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and Greece, signed in June 2018, which aimed to settle the 27-year naming dispute, [1] [2] which had prevented Macedonia from joining both the European Union and NATO. [3]
The name Macedonia derives from the Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía), [1] a kingdom (later, region) named after the ancient Macedonians, from the Greek Μακεδόνες (Makedones), 'Macedonians', explained as having originally meant either 'the tall ones' or 'highlanders'. [2]