Bulgarization

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/ˌbʌlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The process or policy of making people, regions, or institutions Bulgarian in language, culture, identity, or national allegiance, typically through state-led assimilation measures.

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Meanings

nounBulgarization (uncountable)

alternative Bulgarisation

  1. historicaluncountableThe process or policy of making people, regions, or institutions Bulgarian in language, culture, identity, or national allegiance, typically through state-led assimilation measures.

    By March 1985 the Bulgarian Government announced that "Bulgarisation" had been completed...

    2026 January 23, Wikipedia contributors, “Revival Process#Start of the "Revival Process"”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, revision 1334445822

Origin

By surface analysis, Bulgar + -ization

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APA

Bulgarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bulgarization

MLA

“Bulgarization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bulgarization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bulgarization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bulgarization.

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