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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

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Etymology

Origin of Bulgarian

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

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Example Sentences

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Bulgarian Bulgarians

The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner, the transport ministry said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Two ships were hit off the Bulgarian coast on October 6, followed by another two on Tuesday -- the first time the conflict has spilled over into the waters off the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador after the attacks in the Black Sea, which sank one vessel and left 11 people missing, according to Bulgarian officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Meeting with his security chiefs on Tuesday, Bulgaria's prime minister said: "Another attack on merchant ships in the immediate vicinity of Bulgarian territorial waters is absolutely unacceptable".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

People are paying 14.00 guilders an ounce for Bulgarian tobacco!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Marsalek is also believed to have been the controller of a group of Bulgarians who were convicted in London in 2025 of spying for Russia.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Since the borders opened in 1989, many Bulgarians have settled abroad.

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

The latest survey by the EU's polling agency Eurobarometer suggested 49 percent of Bulgarians were against the single currency.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 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

“I’ve been looking for you everywhere. The Bulgarians are insisting we add another twelve seats to the Top Box.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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