Bulgar
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noun
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a member of a group of non-Indo-European peoples that settled in SE Europe in the late 7th century ad and adopted the language and culture of their Slavonic subjects
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a rare name for a Bulgarian
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In one especially colorful moment in Bulgarian history, the Bulgar Khan, Krum, converted the skull of a slain emperor into a goblet in about 810 CE to toast his victory over a Byzantine army.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
They reached into the period of the Bulgar kings, who ruled this region between the seventh and 13th centuries, and distilled a set of attitudes and values that had persisted into modern-day Tatarstan.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2017
After the ceremony Sofia erupted with Bulgar abandon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every Bulgar realized that Pundeff was a mere symbol.
From Time Magazine Archive
East of the Bulgar Dagh the range is pierced by the Sihun and Jihun rivers, and their tributaries, but its continuity is not broken.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
While the Avars had converted to Christianity during the period of their invasions, the Bulgars remained pagan.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Simultaneously, the Avars and Bulgars, steppe peoples related to the Huns, were pressing Byzantine territory from the north, and piracy was rife in the Mediterranean.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Avars, Slavs, and Bulgars made frequent raids on the northern borders.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
The Bulgars also ask for the removal of Allied military control commissions from their country, declaring that they are superfluous.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later, when the Slavs and Bulgars succeeded in forming a united state, the country was still besieged by both Byzantium and Rome.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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