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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  

/ bʌlˈɡɛərɪən, bʊl- /

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 third league title came with Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad, along with another Super Cup and Europa League qualification.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

His father is Armenian and his mother Bulgarian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

At the Vidin-Calafat bridge connecting Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube, Bulgarian fishermen complained of being out of work because the low water levels had trapped their boats onshore.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier collaborated with the McCreary brothers and the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices choir on “Black Box” to create a work of dissonant majesty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

And Mostafa takes the Bulgarian Keeper to task for cobbing — excessive use of elbows!”

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

Some Bulgarians worry the introduction of the euro could lead to price increases.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 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