The term Slavomacedonian (Greek: ΣλαβομακεδÏŒνας, σλαβομακεδονικÏŒς) is a term used to refer to members of the ethnic Macedonian community. The term itself is a contraction of the words "Slav" and "Macedonian". The Greek Helsinki Monitor reports that it was introduced and initially accepted by the community itself in order to overcome the confusion caused by the different and often conflicting . According to members of the community, however, its subsequent misuse by the Greek authorities in a "pejorative, discriminatory way" has led, to the "reluctance if not hostility of modern-day Macedonians of Greece (i.e. people with a Macedonian national identity) to accept it".
The term was used by the EBLUL to refer to both the Slavic speaking minority in northern Greece, and the population in the Republic of Macedonia. The term was dropped after complaints from ethnic Macedonian organisations.
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