Bulgaria

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

noun

a republic in SE Europe. 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Capital: Sofia.

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How to use Bulgaria in a sentence

Since the 10th century, Bulgaria has practiced varying forms of prevention to keep vampires from coming back to life.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards | Nina Strochlic | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Though vampire legends exist the world over, Romania and Bulgaria have born the brunt of the attention.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards | Nina Strochlic | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The great games (Czechoslovakia—Brazil), the boring games (Uruguay—Israel), and the weird games (Morocco—Bulgaria).
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup | Sean Wilsey | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And maybe the European Union would like to give back Romania and Bulgaria.
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I'd did a previous pilot with them about a CIA station in Bulgaria.
‘The Americans’ Showrunners Dissect the Secrets of Season 2 | Andrew Romano | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

We were further disappointed to find the natives in dress and aspect very like our friends of Bulgaria.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
Forty years will have expired this spring since the Christian peasants of Bulgaria rose in arms against the Turkish oppressor.
Raemaekers' Cartoons | Louis Raemaekers
The king of Bulgaria had hesitated for more than a year to make any decision between the two sides.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
Linked up closely with this Greek vacillation was the entry of Bulgaria into the war (October 12th, 1915).
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
In September a great allied offensive against Bulgaria had produced a revolution in that country and peace proposals.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Bulgaria

Bulgaria

/ (bʌlˈɡɛərɪə, bʊl-) /

noun

a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Republic in southeastern Europe in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Romania to the north, the Black Sea to the east, Turkey to the southeast, Greece to the south, and Macedonia and Yugoslavia to the west. Its capital and largest city is Sofia.

Notes for Bulgaria

Former Eastern Bloc country. Soviet troops entered Bulgaria in 1944, and a communist government was established soon thereafter. Bulgaria's communist rulers followed the Soviet lead for almost fifty years, until the collapse of the Soviet Union. In January 1991, a multiparty government began to institute democratic and economic reforms.

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