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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

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Bulgarian Bulgarians

A strong sense of community and the fresh air of the Bulgarian mountains are part of the pull.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Then came his remarkable third act, spurred on by the rapid descent of the Bulgarian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

That was a different team though, one managed by Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to a Dundee girl who brandished weapons at a Bulgarian man who was later convicted of assaulting her, after previously warning against "misinformation" around the incident.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

“Two penalties for Ireland!” shouted Bagman, and the Bulgarian crowd howled with anger.

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

"I'm off to bed. Had another cosmetic surgery, trying to look differently, and I am dead tired and my head hurts," he wrote to one of the Bulgarians, Roussev, on Telegram in February 2022.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, 49 percent of Bulgarians are against the single currency.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

The latest survey by the EU's polling agency Eurobarometer suggested 49 percent of Bulgarians were against the single currency.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

Mobilized on TikTok and other social-media platforms, Bulgarians marched with signs reading “Gen Z is coming” and “Gen Z vs. Corruption.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

But the cheers of the Irish supporters were barely heard over the shrieks of the veela, the blasts now issuing from the Ministry members’ wands, and the furious roars of the Bulgarians.

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