American
[buhl-gair-ee-uhn, bool-]
/ bʌlˈgɛər i ən, bʊl- /
noun
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Also Bulgar a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria.
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a Slavic language, the language of Bulgaria. Bulg., Bulg
adjective
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of or relating to Bulgaria, its people, or their language.
bulgarian
British
/ bʊl-, bʌlˈɡɛərɪən /
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Bulgaria, its people, or their language
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noun
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the official language of Bulgaria, belonging to the S Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family
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a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Bulgaria
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
First recorded in 1545–55; Bulgari(a) + -an
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