Bulgar
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Bulgars
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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
Every Bulgar realized that Pundeff was a mere symbol.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Majesty called in a 70-year-old friend of the Royal Family, M. Andrew Tocheff, seasoned Bulgar diplomat.
From Time Magazine Archive
In order to secure Bulgar help, the Austro-Germans used the method of compensation.
From Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 The Second Twelve Months of War by Louis Raemaekers
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
While the Avars had converted to Christianity during the period of their invasions, the Bulgars remained pagan.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Avars, Slavs, and Bulgars made frequent raids on the northern borders.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
One hundred divisions or so are considered enough for this rearguard, of which some 50 would be composed of Bulgars, Yugoslavs and Czechoslovaks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Germanic Goths were followed by Slavs and Avars, and not until the Bulgars overran the area in the seventh century was a semblance of civic order established.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
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