bulgarian
/bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.81 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "The big advantage of learning Russian is that, once you’re proficient, you can understand other Slav languages such as Czech, Polish or Bulgarian."
- "Yes, Bulgarians attack glutes (and this one does too!) but all the pauses and pulses in this series will also exhaust your quads."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/
- British English: /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more Bulgarian (comparative)
most Bulgarian (superlative)
Bulg. (alternative, abbreviation)
Bulgarians (plural)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Bulgarian Hound
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian salad
Bulgarian split squat
Middle Bulgarian
Old Bulgarian
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