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Bolgar

Bolgar is the alternative form of Bulgar.

Meaning of Bulgar

Noun

Bulgar (plural Bulgars)

  1. A member of a migratory Turkic people from Central Asia who conquered Moesia in the 7th century and settled what is now Bulgaria, and some of whom then migrated to the Volga basin to establish Volga Bulgaria.
  2. (rare) A Bulgarian.
    • 'They need say nothing of the third Bulgar who must have been hanging about somewhere, but they must get him at all costs. He will certainly head for Paris.'1953, Ian Fleming, “Two Men In Straw Hats”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 44

See all 6 meanings of bulgar

Forms of Bolgar

Noun
pluralBolgars
Adjective
comparativemore Bolgar
superlativemost Bolgar

Questions about Bolgar

What is Bolgar the alternative form of?
Bolgar is the alternative form of Bulgar.

Words near Bolgar in the dictionary

  1. boley
  2. Boleyn
  3. boleys
  4. Bolf
  5. Bolfs
  6. Bolgar
  7. Bolgarian
  8. Bolgarians
  9. Bolgars
  10. bolge
  11. Bolger

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Bolgar (page history and authors); Bulgar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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