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#90823 01/03/2003 11:47 AM
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Considering that the land was called Makedonia when the Romans were pulling garlic bulbs outta the earth for a living and I'm not sure how you'd get Makedonia from any Latin meaning Great Land anyway. I'd say the teacher is all wet.


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If it's not here then you're out of luck!

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wordwind, i'm afraid you are out of luck.. if i may quote what i found somewhere:
Touching the derivation of the name Macedonia, I confess myself, with sorrow, equally at fault. Among a multitude of opinions upon this delicate point- some acute, some learned, some sufficiently the reverse -- I am able to select nothing which ought to be considered satisfactory.
oh well.. i wouldn't be surprised if macedonian wouldn't know it themselves..




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Actually. after reading the first two essays in Rubrick's link, I'd say that both of them are likely to be wrong. The answer appears to be "No one knows"!

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Hippiness is a warm poppy.



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FWIW, a macedoine de fruits or macedonia di frutta is a mixture of chopped fruits with their juices, or what we call a fruit cocktail. Seems that the chopped up nature of it has to do with Macedonia. Just like a salade russe consists of chopped vegetables. Go figure.



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