Bulgaria

American  

[buhl-gair-ee-uh, bool-] / bʌlˈgɛər i ə, bʊl- /

noun

1. a republic in SE Europe. 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Sofia.

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Bulgaria British  

/ bʊl-, bʌlˈɡɛərɪə /

noun

1. a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)

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Bulgaria Cultural  

1. Republic in southeastern Europe in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Romania to the north, the Black Sea to the east, Turkey to the southeast, Greece to the south, and Macedonia and Yugoslavia to the west. Its capital and largest city is Sofia.

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Former Eastern Bloc country. Soviet troops entered Bulgaria in 1944, and a communist government was established soon thereafter. Bulgaria's communist rulers followed the Soviet lead for almost fifty years, until the collapse of the Soviet Union. In January 1991, a multiparty government began to institute democratic and economic reforms.

Example Sentences

"People are going to die from hunger, and Athens will be first," he said, arguing that local producers are struggling to compete against lower-priced products from Bulgaria and Ukraine.

From Barron's

Bulgaria's acting prosecutor general Borislav Sarafov said the case contained "more shocking details" than Twin Peaks - the drama about a murder investigation in a US logging town.

From BBC

But policymakers in the 21-nation currency area—Bulgaria was the latest nation to join at the start of January—will also consider stronger economic growth figures for the final quarter of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Gen Z protest movement that has rolled around the globe in recent years has felled governments in places as far apart as Bangladesh and Bulgaria.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bulgaria's president said Friday the Balkan country will hold snap elections -- its eighth vote in five years -- after several parties declined to form a new government.

From Barron's