how to pronounce macedonian

/mæsəˈdəʊnɪən/

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macedonian is pronounced in six syllables

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An example use of macedonian in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… crow's feet by the Macedonian or for …”

meanings of macedonian

noun:

The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian).
A person from Macedonia (in any sense).
A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.

adjective:

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.
Pertaining to the Macedonian heresy or to Macedonian heretics.

macedonian frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word macedonian occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.