Macedon
['mæsidən]
Definition
(noun.) the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria.
Typist: Vance--From WordNet
Examples
- One of the first standing armies, of which we have any distinct account in any well authenticated history, is that of Philip of Macedon. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Was so ordinary a human being as Philip of Macedon really his father? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had previously been the tutor of Alexander for several years at the court of Philip of Macedon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So the son of Philip of Macedon, the master-general of Greece, was made to feel a small person amidst the gigantic temples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Warren