Best Compromise: Rename R.M. into Neomacedonia
Best proposal is Neo Macedonia (same as saying New Macedonia).
With a name like that they will never be comfused with old macedonians who were greek or current macedonians who also are greek (reside in what used to be ancient macedonia and are greek as ancient macedonians were).
This name is also accurate since we are talking about a population that only recently has been calling itself as such (Macedonians) therefore they truly are Neomacedonians (also has a nice ring to it).
Considering that Slavic is primarily a linquistic term as opposed to race (certainly in appearence balkan slavs and their culture have very little in common with say Polish Slavs) and Balkan Slavs (such as Neomacedonians, really sounds nice, or Bulgarians) are primarily slavized Balkanians for most part when it comes to race and culture. Therefore Slavomacedonia and Slavomacedonians (such much uglier then Neomacedonia) I feel would not be a name that would accurately depict them as much as a name such as Neomacedonia.
Neo Macedonia.
Neomacedonians.
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