馬其頓

简 马其顿 · 繁 馬其頓
Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ qí dùn

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  1. Macedonia
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馬
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其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
頓
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马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
顿
dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
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3–2–4 · Ma3 qi2 dun4

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name

  1. Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. (historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeastern Europe)
  3. Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans)
  4. Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. (historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

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