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Bolghar

Bolghar 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 Bolghar

Noun
pluralBolghars
Adjective
comparativemore Bolghar
superlativemost Bolghar

Questions about Bolghar

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

Words near Bolghar in the dictionary

  1. Bolgarians
  2. Bolgars
  3. bolge
  4. Bolger
  5. Bolgers
  6. Bolghar
  7. Bolghars
  8. bolgia
  9. bolgias
  10. Bolham
  11. Bolhrad

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Bolghar (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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