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Bulgarian

See also: bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Bulgaria +‎ -an or Bulgar +‎ -ian.

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Adjective

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Bulgarian (comparative more Bulgarian, superlative most Bulgarian)

  1. Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.
    • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC Sport‎[1], archived from the original on 29 June 2022:
      Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.

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Noun

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Bulgarian (countable and uncountable, plural Bulgarians)

  2. (countable) A native of Bulgaria.
    • 2014, Raymond Detrez, Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 305:
      Actually, this ethnic situation—a “macédoine” of peoples—was complicated even more from the 1860s on when some of the Slavs in Macedonia who had always called themselves Bulgarians (and were considered so by most foreign experts) began developing a Macedonian national consciousness.
  4. (uncountable) The official language of Bulgaria.
    • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 22 March 2022:
      The big advantage of learning Russian is that, once you’re proficient, you can understand other Slav languages such as Czech, Polish or Bulgarian.
  5. (countable, exercise) Ellipsis of Bulgarian split squat.
    • 2020 October 27, Ebenezer Samuel, “These 10 Moves Will Build Monster Quads”, in Men's Health‎[3], archived from the original on 1 July 2025:
      Yes, Bulgarians attack glutes (and this one does too!) but all the pauses and pulses in this series will also exhaust your quads.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bulɡaɾian/ [bul.ɣ̞a.ɾi.ãn]
  • Rhymes: -ian, -an
  • Hyphenation: Bul‧ga‧ri‧an

Proper noun

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Bulgarian

  1. inessive indefinite of Bulgaria

Finnish

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Proper noun

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Bulgarian

  1. genitive singular of Bulgaria
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