 In the early 1990s Albanians of the Macedonian republic and wider region strongly opposed the suggestion of "Slavomacedonia" by the Greek side to name the country.For the Albanian community the name "Republic of Macedonia" is interpreted in territorial terms and not as having any particular Slavic associations.As such the Albanian minority holds no objections toward references by Macedonian authorities to antiquity and only disagree to usage of Slavic symbols as Macedonia is perceived by them as being historically multiethnic.