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bulgaria

/bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
bul-gar-ia
IPA
/bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bulga-der. Proto-Turkic *bulgar Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b¹wl¹g¹a) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Old Church Slavonic -инъ (-inŭ) Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ)bor. Medieval Latin Bulgarusbor. English Bulgarder. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -iader. English Bulgaria From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, equivalent to Bulgar + -ia, in English used from the 16th century.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/

Derived Forms

Bulgarian Bulgarism Bulgarophone

Phrases

Kingdom of Bulgaria

Rhymes With

area malaria hysteria bavaria feria beria santeria renteria echeverria honoraria santería peria

Questions

How do you pronounce bulgaria?
The recorded pronunciation is /bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/.
What does bulgaria mean?
A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.
Where does bulgaria come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bulga-der. Proto-Turkic *bulgar Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b¹wl¹g¹a) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Old Church Slavonic -инъ (-inŭ) Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ)bor. Medieval Latin Bulgarusbor. English Bulgarder. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -iader. English Bulgaria From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, equivalent to Bulgar + -ia, in English used from the 16th century.

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