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• Bulgarian
  Bulgarian

  noun

  Also Bulgar a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria.
• bulgarian
  bulgarian

  adjective

  of, relating to, or characteristic of Bulgaria, its people, or their language

Bulgarian

American  

[buhl-gair-ee-uhn, bool-] / bʌlˈgɛər i ən, bʊl- /

noun

Bulgarians plural

1. Also Bulgar a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria.

2. a Slavic language, the language of Bulgaria. Bulg., Bulg

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adjective

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

bulgarian British  

/ bʊl-, bʌlˈɡɛərɪən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. the official language of Bulgaria, belonging to the S Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family

2. a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Bulgaria

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Bulgarian
  adjective
• pro-Bulgarian
  adjective
• pseudo-Bulgarian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Bulgarians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Bulgarian

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

Example Sentences

The force said the charged suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is aged 17, white and of Bulgarian nationality.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"This syndrome and all these things I'm trying to fight against are part of me," Dara told Bulgarian television station bTV in September.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Dara's success has given Bulgarian society a rare moment of unity in a fragmented country, stirring memories of 1994, when the national football team finished fourth in the World Cup.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Earlier, the second semi-final kicked off with Bulgarian singer Dara, who burst onto the stage in a riotous blur of chair choreography and ferocious hair tossing.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“And now, without further ado, allow me to introduce . . . the Bulgarian National Team Mascots!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling