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Pliska

Pliska proper noun: a small town in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, formerly the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Proper noun (1)

Pliska

  1. (also, historical) A small town in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, formerly the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire.
    • 1964, Strahil Gicev, A Hebrew Inscription of the VIII C.B.C. Found at Pliska, Academie Bulgare des sciences.
    • He was remembered as a builder of such monuments as a "great ditch" from the Danube to the Black Sea and the city of Pliska, allegedly the first capital of Bulgaria.2006, Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Volume 37, University of California, page 9

Proper noun (2)

Pliska (plural Pliskas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Pliska

pluralPliskas

Origin of Pliska

From Bulgarian Плиска (Pliska). The age of the city is unclear. Traditional claims that it was founded in the 7th century have not been supported by archaeological evidence.

Questions about Pliska

What does Pliska mean?
Pliska means a small town in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, formerly the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire.
What part of speech is Pliska?
Pliska is a proper noun.

Words near Pliska in the dictionary

  1. plipping
  2. plips
  3. plique-à-jour
  4. plish
  5. plishes
  6. Pliska
  7. Pliskas
  8. pliskies
  9. plisky
  10. pliss
  11. plisse

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