Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

/bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/ UK
/bʌlˈɡɛːɹɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
/bʌlˈɡɛə̯ɹi.ə/ US
/bʊl-/ US
/-ɡeɹ-/ US
/bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ə/ US
/bɐlˈɡeə̯ɹi.ə/ New Zealand
/bɐlˈɡiə̯ɹi.ə/ New Zealand
/bʊlˈɡɛːɹi.ə/ Northern England
/bʊlˈɡɜːɹɪ.ə/
/bʌlˈɡeɾe.ə/ Scotland
/-ɾɪ.ə/ Scotland
/-ɾi.ə/ Scotland
/bʊlˈɡɐɹjɐ/ Philippines

Rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: albania, estonia, hungary, pakistan, benin, china, cameroon, bulgarian, colombia, sofia, ireland, country, bas, const, bao, bulgari

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name country

Español	Bulgaria
日本語	ブルガリア Burugaria
中文	保加利亞 /保加利亚 Bǎojiālìyà
हिन्दी	बुल्गारिया bulgāriyā
Kiswahili	Bulgaria
Português	Bulgária
Français	Bulgarie
Deutsch	Bulgarien
Italiano	Bulgaria
Ελληνικά	Βουλγαρία Voulgaría
Română	Bulgaria
Русский	Болга́рия Bolgárija
Tiếng Việt	Bun-ga-ri, Bảo Gia Lợi
العربية	بُلْغَارِيَا f or بَلْغَارْيَا bulḡāriyā
עברית	בּוּלְגַּרְיָה bulgárya

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@misc{bulgaria_2026,
  title = {Bulgaria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bulgaria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}