[Grammar] Adverb Clause?

[nininaz]

Hello Dear Teachers,

Do the following sentence states that it is an adverb clause?
M: Who was Mother Teresa, then?
W: The Indian nun?
M: Actually, she was not Indian, but Albanian. She grew up in modern
day Macedonia, when it was encompassed within the Ottoman
Empire.
W: But she did live in India, right?

 

[Raymott]

Only "when it was encompassed within the Ottoman Empire" is an adverbial clause. It's an adverb of time, modifying "grew up".

 

[nininaz]

Thanks.But Don't you think the adverb clause modified 'Macedonia' ?
'it ' refers to Macedonia ? Is n't it?

 

[Raymott]

Thanks.But Don't you think the adverb clause modified 'Macedonia' ?
'it ' refers to Macedonia ? Is n't it?

Yes, 'it' refers to Macedonia.
But the whole clause "when Macedonia was encompassed within the Ottoman Empire" tells us when she grew up there.
Adverb clauses can't modify nouns. Are you making a case for it being an adjective clause?