Bulgaria

英 [bʌl'ɡεəriə] 美

Bulgaria (n.): Medieval Latin, from Bulgari "Bulgarians," perhaps literally "the men from the Bolg," the River Volga, upon whose banks they lived until 6c. But the people's name for themselves in Old Bulgarian was Blugarinu, according to OED, which suggests a different origin. In other sources [such as Room], the name is said to be ultimately from Turkic bulga "mixed," in reference to the nature of this people of Turko-Finnish extraction but Slavic language.

1. The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.: 这一地区被希腊、塞尔维亚和保加利亚分成了3部分。

2. Early returns show Bulgaria's opposition party may have won.: 早期的选举结果表明保加利亚的反对党可能已获胜。

5. Restoring ties with Israel would not affect Bulgaria's traditional friendships with other countries.: 和以色列恢复关系不会影响保加利亚和其他国家的传统友谊。