English Explanatory Dictionary

Bulgaria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/ /bʌlˈɡɛːɹɪjə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Bulgaria.wav /bʊl-/ /-ɡeɹ-/ /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ə/ en-us-Bulgaria.ogg /bɐlˈɡeə̯ɹi.ə/ /bɐlˈɡiə̯ɹi.ə/ /bʊlˈɡɛːɹi.ə/ /bʊlˈɡɜːɹɪ.ə/ /bʌlˈɡeɾe.ə/ /-ɾɪ.ə/ /-ɾi.ə/ /bʊlˈɡɐɹjɐ/

Word forms

Bulgaria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bulga-der. Proto-Turkic *bulgar Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b¹ul¹ǧa) 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 *-yós 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.

Derived words

Bulgarian Kingdom of Bulgaria
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