bᵻfˌoːɹ ænd dʒˈʌst ˈæftɚɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, ɪt wʌz ɐsˈuːmd ɪn ɡɹˈiːs ðætðɪ aɪdˈiə əvə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə wʌz stˈɪl stˈeɪtspˈɑːnsɚd.
Before and just after independence, it was assumed in Greece that the idea of a united Macedonia was still state-sponsored.