Bulgar
Americannoun
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
Example Sentences
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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
The hapless Bulgar troops did not yet know whether they should still fight�and, if so, on which side.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bulgarians are already hearty soft drinkers, satisfying their thirst mainly with boza, a rye-based soft drink similar to Russian kvas, or with a Coke imitation known as Bulgar Cola.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are, however, a few notable exceptions, and some of their histories antedate the introduction of the Bulgar people into the region.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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