Debulgarization

English Alternative forms debulgarization de-Bulgarization debulgarisation (British) Etymology From de- + Bulgarization. Pronunciation en UK /diːˌbʌlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ en US /diˌbʊlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ Noun - The process or policy of removing, suppressing, or reversing Bulgarian cultural, linguistic, national, or ethnic influence, identity, or presence from individuals, populations, regions, heritage, language use, or historical narratives. Usage notes The term is used in historical, political, and academic contexts to describe actions or policies that result in the removal or suppression of Bulgarian elements, including in population exchanges, minority policies, cultural heritage management, language shift in emigration, and nation-building processes in various periods and regions. It appears in Bulgarian official statements, scholarly analyses, and historical discussions. Quotations en 2021 The systemic de-Bulgarianization and destruction of the Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage in Republic of North Macedonia is not a bilateral but a European problem. [...] We expect this process of debulgarization to stop... Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria https://www.mfa.bg/en/news/31544 en 2010 The process of the debulgarization of the West Bulgarians in Skopje... The De-Bulgarization of Vardar Macedonia – How the Lie was Created https://historyofmacedonia.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/macedonia-vardar-debulgarization-how-lie-was-created en 2009 ...de-Bulgarization of the Greek territories in the 1920s... Navigating Nationality in the Emigration of Minorities between Bulgaria and Greece, 1919-1941 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240711296_Navigating_Nationality_in_the_Emigration_of_Minorities_between_Bulgaria_and_Greece_1919-1941 en 2022 The Anti-Bulgarism as a state policy and public ideology is a leading factor for the debulgarization of the... Bulgarophobia in North Macedonia: Analysis of the Public Discourse in 2021 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364339509_Georgi_Stankov_2022_Bulgarophobia_in_North_Macedonia_Analysis_of_the_Public_Discourse_in_2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20230318124127/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364339509_Georgi_Stankov_2022_Bulgarophobia_in_North_Macedonia_Analysis_of_the_Public_Discourse_in_2021 18 March 2023 Related terms Bulgarization Revival Process en Bulgaria