Bulgaria
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bulgaria in British English:
UK [bʌl'ɡeərɪə]
How to pronounce Bulgaria in American English:
US [bʌl'ɡerɪr]
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- Noun:
- a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
Word Origin
- Bulgaria (n.)
- Medieval Latin, from Bulgari "Bulgarians," perhaps literally "the men from the Bolg," the River Volga, upon whose banks they lived until 6c. But the people's name for themselves in Old Bulgarian was Blugarinu, according to OED, which suggests a different origin. In other sources [such as Room], the name is said to be ultimately from Turkic bulga "mixed," in reference to the nature of this people of Turko-Finnish extraction but Slavic language.
Example
- 1. It is a question which resonates far beyond bulgaria .
- 2. Bulgaria 's transliteration is particularly chaotic .
- 3. Bulgaria 's election was decisively won by the centre-right opposition .
- 4. France and bulgaria have banned fracking for environmental reasons .
- 5. A 0-0 draw against bulgaria earned a place in the last eight .