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Macedonia, region, Europe
(Encyclopedia)Macedonia măsˌədōˈnēə, region, SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, divided among the countries of Greece, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia. A secret terrorist organization working for Macedonian...Macedonia, country, Europe
(Encyclopedia)Macedonia, former name (1991–2019) of North Macedonia. ...Pieria
(Encyclopedia)Pieria pīērˈēə [key], region of ancient Macedonia, W of the Thermaic Gulf (the modern Gulf of Thessaloníki). It included Mt. Pierus, an early seat of the worship of Orpheus and the Muses, and Mt...bibliography
(Encyclopedia)bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. Modern bibliography b...Balkan Peninsula
(Encyclopedia)Balkan Peninsula, southeasternmost peninsula of Europe, c.200,000 sq mi (518,000 sq km), bounded by the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Adriatic Sea. Although...Dráma
(Encyclopedia)Dráma dräˈmä [key], city, capital of Dráma prefecture, NE Greece, in Macedonia. It is th...Kateríni
(Encyclopedia)Kateríni kätərēˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 45,281), capital of Piería prefecture, N Greece, in Macedonia. It is the commercial center for a productive tobacco-growing region. Salt and flour are ...Kumanovo
(Encyclopedia)Kumanovo ko͞oˈmänôvô [key], town (1994 pop. 94,589), North Macedonia. Located in the center of a tobacco-growing region, its major industries are tobacco processing and canning. The Serbs won a d...Europe
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Europe y&oobreve;rˈəp, 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (2015 est. pop. 740,814,000). It is actually a vast peninsula of the great Eu...Veles
(Encyclopedia)Veles vĕlˈĕs [key], town (1994 pop. 56,751), North Macedonia, on the Vardar River. It is a road and rail junction and the market center for a fruit- and vegetable-producing region. An ancient town,...Browse by Subject
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