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Bulgarian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ (US)
• /bʊlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK)
• /bʊlˈɡɑɹi.ən/ (Philippines)

Etymology

From Bulgaria + -an or Bulgar + -ian.

Meanings

1. Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.
   • Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued. 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

Bulgarianness · Bulgarian Orthodox Church · Bulgarianize · Bulgarianization · Bulgarian salad · Bulgarian split squat · Bulgrecian · Bulgarian Hound

Translations (99)

eo bulgara (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · tl Bulgaro (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ro bulgăresc (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · et bulgaaria (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · yi בולגאַריש (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup vãrgãreascã (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sq bullgare (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup vãryãrescu (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · cs bulharský (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · lt bulgarų (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · el βουλγαρικός (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ky болгар (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · uk болга́рський (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup vãryãreascã (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · it bulgaro (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup vurgãreascã (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ast búlgaru (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · yue 保加利亞的 /保加利亚的 (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fi bulgariankielinen (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · lv bulgāru (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · da bulgarsk (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ps بلغاري (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · lv bulgārisks (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ga Bulgárach (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup vãrgãrescu (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fo bulgarskur (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ja ブルガリアの (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · hi बुल्गारियाई (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · tt болгар (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sk bulharský (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · mt Bulgaru (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · af Bulgaars (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · km ប៊ុលហ្គារី (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · pl bułgarski (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · he בּוּלְגָּרִי (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · oc bulgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · nl Bulgaars (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ro bulgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fi bulgarialainen (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · te బల్గేరియను (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · lo ບຸນກາຣີ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · az bolqar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · be балга́рскі (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · nn bulgarsk (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rue булга́рьскый (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · bn বুলগেরীয় (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · cu блъгарьскъ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · tr Bulgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · my ဘူဂေးရီးယား (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · kk болгар (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · nb bulgarsk (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup bulgãreascã (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · hy բուլղարական (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ar بُلْغَارِيّ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · es búlgaro (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fr bulgare (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · la bulgaricus (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup vurgãrescu (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · de bulgarisch (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · bg бъ́лгарски (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ms Bulgaria (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · eu bulgariar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · lt bulgariškas (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · mk бугарски (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sv bulgarisk (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ca búlgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · hsb bołharski (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sq bullgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ru болга́рский (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sl bolgárski (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ia bulgare (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · pt búlgaro (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sh бу̏гарскӣ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fur bulgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · el βουλγάρικος (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · is búlgarskur (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ug بۇلغار (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · vi Bun-ga-ri (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · hu bolgár (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · is búlgverskur (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · tk bolgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · sh bȕgarskī (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · tg булғорӣ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rup bulgãrescu (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ka ბულგარული (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ko 불가리아의 (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ang Bulgarisċ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fa بلغاری (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · ur بلغاری (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · rsk болгарски (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · fa بلغار (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · uz bolgar (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · haw Pulukalia (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · gl búlgaro (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · mr बल्गेरियन (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · be баўга́рскі (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · th บัลแกเรีย (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · mn болгар (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) · cmn 保加利亞的 /保加利亚的 (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language)

Bulgarian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ (US)
• /bʊlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK)
• /bʊlˈɡɑɹi.ən/ (Philippines)

Etymology

From Bulgaria + -an or Bulgar + -ian.

Meanings

1. (countable) A native of Bulgaria.
   • Actually, this ethnic situation—a “macédoine” of peoples—was complicated even more from the 1860s on when some of the Slavs in Macedonia who had always called themselves Bulgarians (and were considered so by most foreign experts) began developing a Macedonian national consciousness. 2014, Raymond Detrez, Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 305:
2. (uncountable) The official language of Bulgaria.
   • The big advantage of learning Russian is that, once you’re proficient, you can understand other Slav languages such as Czech, Polish or Bulgarian. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Bulgarian split squat.
   alt of Bulgarian split squat
   • Yes, Bulgarians attack glutes (and this one does too!) but all the pauses and pulses in this series will also exhaust your quads. 2020 October 27, Ebenezer Samuel, “These 10 Moves Will Build Monster Quads”, in Men's Health, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2025:

Forms

Deriveds

Protobulgarian · Middle Bulgarian · Old Bulgarian

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bulgarian terms

Translations (212)

it bulgara (native of Bulgaria) · ro bulgăroaică (native of Bulgaria) · sk Bulhar (native of Bulgaria) · fo bulgari (native of Bulgaria) · sl bolgárščina (language) · mdf булгаронь (language) · fi bulgarian kieli (language) · he בולגרית (language) · dsb Bulgaŕ (native of Bulgaria) · ug بۇلغار (native of Bulgaria) · uz bolgarcha (language) · kk бұлғар (native of Bulgaria) · uk болга́рка (native of Bulgaria) · is Búlgari (native of Bulgaria) · gl búlgaro (native of Bulgaria) · pl Bułgar (native of Bulgaria) · sh бугарка (native of Bulgaria) · el Βουλγάρα (native of Bulgaria) · mk Бугарка (native of Bulgaria) · nl Bulgaars (language) · sh бугаркиња (native of Bulgaria) · sk Bulharka (native of Bulgaria) · fr Bulgare (native of Bulgaria) · oc bulgar (language) · ia bulgara (native of Bulgaria) · ast búlgara (native of Bulgaria) · li Bölgaars (language) · it bulgaro (native of Bulgaria) · ia bulgaro (native of Bulgaria) · sh bugarski (language) · tr Bulgarca (language) · fr bulgare (language) · el Βούλγαρος (native of Bulgaria) · ru болга́рский (language) · mk Бугарин (native of Bulgaria) · ur بلغاری (language) · kw Bulgarek (language) · hy բուլղարերեն (language) · ky болгар (native of Bulgaria) · cy Bwlgaraidd (language) · ia bulgaro (language) · sq bullgare (native of Bulgaria) · lt bulgaras (native of Bulgaria) · tr Bulgaristanlı (native of Bulgaria) · sh bugarka (native of Bulgaria) · tl wikang Bulgaro (language) · rup vurgar (native of Bulgaria) · ti ቡልጋሪኛ (language) · rsk Болгарка (native of Bulgaria) · tk bolgar (native of Bulgaria) · ar بُلْغَارِيّ (native of Bulgaria) · tg булғорӣ (language) · rup bulgarã (native of Bulgaria) · rup vãrgarã (native of Bulgaria) · rup bulgar (native of Bulgaria) · nn bulgarar (native of Bulgaria) · mt Bulgara (native of Bulgaria) · nl Bulgaar (native of Bulgaria) · ga Bulgáiris (language) · cmn 保加利亞人 /保加利亚人 (native of Bulgaria) · sh bugarkinja (native of Bulgaria) · az bolqar (native of Bulgaria) · lt bulgarė (native of Bulgaria) · ja ブルガリア人 (native of Bulgaria) · ro bulgară (language) · ms bahasa Bulgaria (language) · da Bulgarere (native of Bulgaria) · lv bulgārs (native of Bulgaria) · bg бъ́лгарка (native of Bulgaria) · ru болга́рин (native of Bulgaria) · ka ბულგარელი (native of Bulgaria) · sq gjuha bullgare (language) · nl Bulgaarse (native of Bulgaria) · te బల్గేరియను (language) · ga Bulgárach (native of Bulgaria) · ms orang Bulgaria (native of Bulgaria) · be баўга́рка (native of Bulgaria) · ro bulgară (native of Bulgaria) · de Bulgarisch (language) · br bulgareg (language) · vi người Bun-ga-ri (native of Bulgaria) · ca búlgara (native of Bulgaria) · bg бъ́лгарче (native of Bulgaria) · mr बल्गेरियन (language) · bg бъ́лгарски ези́к (language) · rup vurgarã (native of Bulgaria) · cs Bulharka (native of Bulgaria) · pl Bułgarzyn (native of Bulgaria) · sq bullgar (native of Bulgaria) · es búlgaro (language) · pl Bułgarka (native of Bulgaria) · be балга́рская (language) · eu bulgariera (language) · sh bugarin (native of Bulgaria) · be баўга́рская (language) · nb bulgarsk (language) · mt Bulgaru (native of Bulgaria) · hu bolgár (language) · sl Bolgárka (native of Bulgaria) · ca búlgar (native of Bulgaria) · sl Bolgár (native of Bulgaria) · mk бугарски (language) · fo bulgarskt (language) · da Bulgarer (native of Bulgaria) · vi tiếng Bun-ga-ri (language) · bg бъ́лгарски (language) · af Bulgaar (native of Bulgaria) · rup vãrgar (native of Bulgaria) · cmn 保加利亞語 /保加利亚语 (language) · it bulgaro (language) · lv bulgāru (language) · sh бугарски (language) · chr ᏉᎸᎦᎵ (language) · kmr Bilgarî (language) · fi bulgarialainen (native of Bulgaria) · mn болгар хэл (language) · kmr Bulgarî (language) · el βουλγαρικά (language) · th ภาษาบัลแกเรีย (language) · be балга́рская мо́ва (language) · rup vãryarã (native of Bulgaria) · mr बल्गेरियन (native of Bulgaria) · sk bulharčina (language) · es búlgara (native of Bulgaria) · sv bulgar (native of Bulgaria) · cs bulharština (language) · ro bulgar (native of Bulgaria) · pt búlgara (native of Bulgaria) · fy Bulgaarsk (language) · id bahasa Bulgaria (language) · fa بلغار (native of Bulgaria) · nn bulgarsk (language) · ru болга́рка (native of Bulgaria) · pt búlgaro (native of Bulgaria) · uz bolgar (native of Bulgaria) · la lingua Bulgarica (language) · ast búlgaru (language) · ka ბულგარული ენა (language) · rup vãryar (native of Bulgaria) · ast búlgaru (native of Bulgaria) · lv bulgāriete (native of Bulgaria) · et bulgaaria keel (language) · tg булғор (native of Bulgaria) · is búlgarska (language) · uk болга́рин (native of Bulgaria) · gl búlgaro (language) · hsb Bołhar (native of Bulgaria) · ja ブルガリア語 (language) · am ቡልጋሪኛ (language) · ro limba bulgară (language) · ar بُلْغَارِيّ (language) · af Bulgaars (language) · cs Bulhar (native of Bulgaria) · ast búlgaros (native of Bulgaria) · lt bulgarų (language) · hu bolgár (native of Bulgaria) · sv bulgariska (native of Bulgaria) · tr Bulgar (native of Bulgaria) · uz bolgar (language) · nv Bálgaa bizaad (language) · te బల్గేరియను (native of Bulgaria) · wa bulgåre (language) · hy բուլղարացի (native of Bulgaria) · mt il-Bulgaru (language) · is Búlgarar (native of Bulgaria) · lv bulgāru valoda (language) · az bolqar (language) · tl Bulgaro (native of Bulgaria) · bg бъ́лгарин (native of Bulgaria) · fa بلغاری (language) · hsb bołharšćina (language) · hi बुलगारी (language) · lt bulgariškai (language) · sh бугарин (native of Bulgaria) · ast búlgares (native of Bulgaria) · li Bölgersj (language) · km ប៊ុលហ្គារី (language) · yi בולגאַריש (language) · sw Kibulgaria (language) · be баўга́рын (native of Bulgaria) · sco Bulgarie (language) · de Bulgare (native of Bulgaria) · ca búlgar (language) · dsb bulgaršćina (language) · uk болга́рська (language) · km ប៊ុលហ្គារី (native of Bulgaria) · ka ბულგარული (language) · be балга́рка (native of Bulgaria) · ar بُلْغَارِيَّة (native of Bulgaria) · uk болга́рська мо́ва (language) · eu bulgariar (native of Bulgaria) · pt búlgaro (language) · ko 불가리아 사람 (native of Bulgaria) · es búlgaro (native of Bulgaria) · de Bulgarin (native of Bulgaria) · sq bullgarisht (language) · et bulgaarlane (native of Bulgaria) · rsk Болгар (native of Bulgaria) · fi bulgaria (language) · ko 불가리아어 (language) · pl (język) bułgarski (language) · be балга́рын (native of Bulgaria) · haw Pulukalia (native of Bulgaria) · fa بلغاری (native of Bulgaria) · ne बुल्गेरियाली (language) · sv bulgariska (language) · da bulgarsk (language) · ko 불가리아인 (native of Bulgaria) · nn bulgar (native of Bulgaria) · nb bulgarer (native of Bulgaria) · tt болгар (native of Bulgaria) · eo bulgara lingvo (language)

wikidata: Q7918 · wikidata: Q133255