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Macedonianize

Macedonianize verb: to make Macedonian.

Verb

Macedonianize (third-person singular simple present Macedonianizes, present participle Macedonianizing, simple past and past participle Macedonianized)

  1. to make Macedonian.
    • Government and party organs were kept firmly under Bulgarian control, but at the same time the Pirin district was being culturally Macedonianized by Yugoslav Macedonians.1971, Stephen E. Palmer, Robert R. King, Yugoslav communism and the Macedonian question, Shoe String Pr Inc
    • Resorting to violence and overt threats, the compaign to Macedonianize the names and surnames of the Albanians as well as the names of the cities and villages inhabited by them is stepping up.1989, FBIS Daily Report: East Europe

Forms of Macedonianize

third-person singular presentMacedonianizes
present participleMacedonianizing
past participleMacedonianized
pastMacedonianized

Origin of Macedonianize

From Macedonian + -ize.

Questions about Macedonianize

What does Macedonianize mean?
Macedonianize means to make Macedonian.
What part of speech is Macedonianize?
Macedonianize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Macedonianize?
The past tense of Macedonianize is Macedonianized.

Words near Macedonianize in the dictionary

  1. Macedonianism
  2. Macedonianisms
  3. Macedonianist
  4. Macedonianists
  5. Macedonianization
  6. Macedonianize
  7. Macedonianness
  8. Macedonians
  9. macedonias
  10. Macedonic
  11. Macedonio

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