ADJ.
soon, unable
VERB + BULGAR
speak
BULGAR + NOUN
german
ADV.
sufficiently
noun
Alternative spelling of bulgur.
noun
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.
A Bulgarian.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg […] was chosen by the Bulgars as their first ruler (1879).
adj
Of or relating to the Bulgars.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg […] was chosen by the Bulgars as their first ruler (1879).
WiktionaryPrince Alexander of Battenberg […] was erect, gallant, and a man of good will; but he lacked tact, was unable to speak Bulgar, and was soon lost in a maze of intrigue.
WiktionaryIn 1879 they elected as king Alexander of Battenberg, a nephew of the Tsarina and a gallant, well-meaning young man who, if he did not speak Bulgar, was sufficiently German by birth and training to be
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