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bulgaria

UK/bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/
nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,613 of 15,258mostly written

Bulgaria is the Balkan country of Sofia, roses, and Black Sea beaches. Travel to Bulgaria, northern Bulgaria, the capital of Bulgaria.

It produces a large share of the world's rose oil, distilled from petals picked before dawn in the Valley of the Roses. The Cyrillic alphabet came from Bulgaria and spread from there. Nodding the head there can mean no rather than yes.

Definitions of bulgaria

  1. 1nounbulgariaA country in south-eastern Europe.B1+

    “Bulgaria's Black Sea coast is popular with tourists in summer.”

bulgaria is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Medieval Latin

    Bulgaria

  2. an unknown language

    Bulgar

  3. English

    Bulgaria

  4. English, today

    bulgaria

Bulgaria comes from an unknown language Bulgar. From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, equivalent to Bulgar + -ia, in English used from the 16th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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