Bulgaria
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə//
- United Kingdom//bʌlˈɡɛːɹɪjə//
- //bʌlˈɡɛə̯ɹi.ə//
- //bʊl-//
A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.
proper noun
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A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.
Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
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.
Bulgaria · A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.
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