English Explanatory Dictionary

Monkeydonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Republic of North Macedonia.

Pronunciation

/ˌmʌŋkiˈdəʊniə/ /ˌmʌŋkiˈdoʊniə/

Word forms

Monkeydonia

Etymology

Blend of monkey + Macedonia. Possibly a calque of Bulgarian Маймунодония (Majmunodonija). Used primarily by Greek, Albanian, and Bulgarian nationalists to suggest that North Macedonia's statehood and ethnogenesis is illegitimate, and that the name Macedonia was usurped, referring to North Macedonia's naming dispute with Greece.

Derived words

Monkeydonian
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