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Bulgar

Bul·gar [ búl gr ] (plural Bul·gars)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of ancient Bulgarian people: a member of an ancient Slavic people who settled in areas of present-day Bulgaria around the 7th century ad. They abandoned their Finno-Ugric language and adopted the Slavic language and customs of the people they subjugated.

[Mid-18th century. < medieval Latin Bulgarus< Old Church Slavonic Bulgary (plural) "Bulgars"]
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