Macedonians (Greeks)
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This article is about ethnic Greek people from Macedonia, Greece. For the ancient people, see Ancient Macedonians. For the slavic ethnic group, see Macedonians (ethnic group). For the Greek diaspora in North Macedonia, see Greeks in North Macedonia. For other uses, see Macedonian (disambiguation).
Macedonians (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes), also known as Greek Macedonians or Macedonian Greeks, are a regional and historical population group of ethnic Greeks, inhabiting or originating from the Greek region of Macedonia, in Northern Greece. Today, most Macedonians live in or around the regional capital city of Thessaloniki and other cities and towns in Macedonia (Greece), while many have spread across Greece and in the diaspora.
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Total population | |
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c. 3 to 3.5 million[dubious – discuss][1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greece | c. 2.5+ million[3] |
Australia | c. 0.15 million[4] |
United States | ?[1][5] |
United Kingdom | ?[6] |
Canada | ?[5] |
Germany | ?[7] |
European Union | ?[8] |
AU | ?[8] |
Languages | |
Greek (also English among the diaspora) | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Greek Orthodox | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Greeks |
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