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Bulgaria

Bulgaria

34 1.0
A country in southeastern Europe on the eastern Balkan Peninsula
  • proper noun
  • /bʌlˈɡɛəriə/
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  • Many tourists are drawn to Bulgaria for its stunning Black Sea coastline.
  • Bulgaria is a country
  • Bulgaria and Romania
  • Bulgaria and Hungary

I spent four, I spent four days with him in Bulgaria in the Sheraton Hotel.

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Examples

  • I was born in Bulgaria, and Baiju's parents immigrated from India to the Deep South.

  • Bulgaria, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

  • When I was a little girl growing up in Bulgaria... which is the worst, by the way.

  • We were having some street food outside a government building in Bulgaria and I said, "Hey, you want to get married?"

  • So I flew from Bulgaria to come and see you.

  • And to represent Bulgaria, we have roses here that are the national flower of Bulgaria.

  • Voting with the United States in favor of the resolution were Bulgaria and Hungary.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We are in Bulgaria.

  • I'm from Bulgaria.

  • I visited Bulgaria last summer and explored its beautiful mountains.

Synonyms

3.3

A country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula

is the common short name used in everyday reference

Compounds

A country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula

Surface Forms

Bulgaria main

Etymology

Bulgaria comes from the name of the Bulgar people, a Turkic group who moved into the area long ago and whose name most likely meant 'to mix' or 'mixed people'. So the country is named after the people who lived there.