For almost 20 years it has been involved in a tedious dispute with Greece, which thinks that its name implies a territorial claim to Greek Macedonia.

马其顿一直与希腊处于理不清的冲突之中，因为希腊认为“马其顿”三个字暗示希腊的领土归马其顿所有，而这种冲突几乎持续了20年之久。

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It is often called Macedonia, but this can cause confusion with the wider geographical region of Macedonia and the Greek region of Macedonia.

它经常被称为马其顿，但是经常引起歧义，因为马其顿有较宽广的地理区域，但希腊也有一个马其顿区域。

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The Greek case (crudely stated) is that Macedonia is a title properly belonging a) to ancient Macedonia and b) to the northern Greek province that bears that name.

希腊人的立场(大概列出来)是：马其顿这个名字应当属于a) 古代的马其顿地区 和 b) 希腊北部的马其顿省。

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Greece fears that its name implies territorial ambitions toward the northern Greek region of Macedonia.

BBC: Macedonia's EU accession

Greece argues that the former Yugoslavia republic's name suggests a claim to the Greek province of Macedonia.

CNN: World Briefs

Greek objections over Macedonia's name will do nicely.

ECONOMIST: A legal victory for Macedonia looks hollow