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- initialism The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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Examples
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Skopje argues that using a provisional reference to denote a sovereign state or, even worse, the acronym FYROM or fYROM is disrespectful
American Chronicle 2008
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The 11 competitors from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia tend to be tagged with the soulless acronym FYROM because their country's proper name is such a mouthful -- and Greece jealously reserves the name Macedonia for its north-central administrative region.
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So it went on until now, when Canada, of all countries, formally recognized the country known as FYROM under the name it prefers, Macedonia.
The Macedonia problem Helen 2007
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So it went on until now, when Canada, of all countries, formally recognized the country known as FYROM under the name it prefers, Macedonia.
Archive 2007-09-01 Richard 2007
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The President noted that the FYROM is a model of stability in a very turbulent region of the world -- the FYROM being the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1997
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There was little opposition from Athens to the name until FYROM declared independence in 1991.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By MIKE CORDER 2011
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Unprettily dubbed FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), it's not recognised as a state by neighbouring Greece because of the name issue - mention the word Macedonia to a Greek and they will instantly froth at the mouth.
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2010
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The ONLY connection, is that the land currently being called FYROM was once part of a greater region which ancient Macedonians lived in.
SofiaEcho RSS feed 2009
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Macedonia, a state which in the past has done so much for Europe, to accept a farcical name like "FYROM".
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As protectors of the European heritage which has flourished for centuries, European Union parliamentarians should be ashamed of forcing Macedonia, a state which in the past has done so much for Europe, to accept a farcical name like "FYROM".
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