The adjective Macedonian was used extensively, especially in northern Greece where two and a half million Macedonian Greeks lived.

Alexander, a young Macedonian, met there what he called a gymnosophist, which means the naked, wise man.

For your pleasure, great king, a contest of skill between a Macedonian and a Persian.

The use of the name Macedonian to identify the existence of a national minority in Greece could not be accepted for the same reasons that Greece could not accept the use of the name Macedonia by a neighbouring country.

Mr. Kyriazopoulos (Greece), responding to question 19 on the list of issues regarding the non registration of certain associations that included the words Macedonian or Turkish , said that freedom of association was fully protected in the Greek legal system.

Concerning the delegation's explanation as to why the Government refused to register associations with the words Macedonian or Turkish in their name, although that practice had political connotations, some doubts remained as to its legality.

However, the Committee notes with concern the apparent unwillingness of the Government to allow any private groups or associations to use associational names that include the appellation Turk or Macedonian , based upon the State party's assertion that there are no ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities in Greece other than the Muslims in Thrace.