Bulgarian

[ buhl-gair-ee-uhn, bool- ]

noun

1. Also Bul·gar []. a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria.
2. a Slavic language, the language of Bulgaria. : Bulg., Bulg

adjective

1. of or relating to Bulgaria, its people, or their language.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Bul·gar·i·an adjective noun
• pro-Bul·gar·i·an adjective noun
• pseu·do-Bul·gar·i·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bulgarian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; Bulgari(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Last week, Bulgarian archaeologists unearthed an unusual 13th-century grave in an ancient city named Thracian.

From The Daily Beast

“The Bulgarian Brute,” the excitable announcers called Rusev.

From The Daily Beast

No matter that Rusev is Bulgarian and Lana is an American called Catherine (C.J.) Perry.

From The Daily Beast

Ruseva told Bulgarian reporters that she would like to take Maria back and care for her, or at least get to know her.

From The Daily Beast

“I had no food for the child,” Ruseva told Bulgarian television.

From The Daily Beast

If you could speak with this poor Bulgarian, you would find his mind as waste as the land around you.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning the Bulgarian cavalry advanced to the charge.

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He entered the Bulgarian service in 1879, and in 1881 became minister of education at Sofia.

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Of this I was assured by a renegado slave, a Bulgarian by birth, who belonged to the lady I have mentioned.

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Then, besides, the military temptation offered the Bulgarian staff was irresistible.

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