entinen Jugoslavian tasavalta Makedonia

Finnish

Etymology

Calque of English former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Proper noun

entinen Jugoslavian tasavalta Makedonia

  1. (historical) former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (former long form of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula; used in diplomatic circles before the 2019 agreement that produced the name North Macedonia due to the naming dispute with Greece over the former name of the country, Macedonia; abbreviation EJTM)

Usage notes

The term was mostly used in official and diplomatic contexts. Commonly the country is called Pohjois-Makedonia or just Makedonia.

Declension

All parts except Jugoslavian (“genitive of Yugoslavia”) are inflected, e.g. entisessä Jugoslavian tasavallassa Makedoniassa = in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Synonyms

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