Meanings
Pliska1
- alsohistoricalA 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.
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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
Pliska2
Origin
- BulgarianПлиска
- EnglishPliska
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.
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