Bulgarian

[ buhl-gair-ee-uh n, boo l- ]

/ bʌlˈgɛər i ən, bʊl- /

noun

Also Bulgar. a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria.

a Slavic language, the language of Bulgaria. Abbreviation: Bulg., Bulg

adjective

of or relating to Bulgaria, its people, or their language.

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Origin of Bulgarian

First recorded in 1545–55; Bulgari(a) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Bulgarian

pro-Bul·gar·i·an, adjective, nounpseu·do-Bul·gar·i·an, adjective, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for bulgarian

Last week, Bulgarian archaeologists unearthed an unusual 13th-century grave in an ancient city named Thracian.
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“The Bulgarian Brute,” the excitable announcers called Rusev.
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No matter that Rusev is Bulgarian and Lana is an American called Catherine (C.J.) Perry.
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Ruseva told Bulgarian reporters that she would like to take Maria back and care for her, or at least get to know her.
Little Maria’s Real Roma Mother Found In Bulgaria|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“I had no food for the child,” Ruseva told Bulgarian television.
Little Maria’s Real Roma Mother Found In Bulgaria|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the question as to whether a certain town or district is to be Serbian or Bulgarian sinks into the background.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
The Bulgarian rite also aims at propitiating general good luck.
Modern Mythology|Andrew Lang
There were doubtless some sincere Bulgarian patriots who disliked joining hands with the Autocrat of all the Russias.
The Liberation of Italy|Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
A Bulgarian song shows them weaving the destiny of the infant Saviour.
Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886)|Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
I strode up to the Bulgarian, who remained as motionless as a statue.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bulgarian

Bulgarian

/ (bʌlˈɡɛərɪən, bʊl-) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Bulgaria, its people, or their language

noun

the official language of Bulgaria, belonging to the S Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family

a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Bulgaria

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