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BULGARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Bulgarian" is a kind of...):

Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)

Derivation:

Bulgarian (of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Bulgaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Bulgarian" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Holonyms ("Bulgarian" is a member of...):

Bulgaria; Republic of Bulgaria (a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe)

Derivation:

Bulgarian (of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people

Example:

the Bulgarian capital is Sofia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Bulgaria (a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe)

Derivation:

Bulgaria (a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe)

Bulgarian (a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria)

Bulgarian (a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria)

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