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The name, Macedonia, original Μακεδόνες (Makedónes), is Ancient Greek from μακεδνός (makednós), meaning "highlanders", "the tall ones". It was the name of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia continued today in the form of the province of Macedonia northern Greece.

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