Debulgarization

English

Alternative forms

  • debulgarization
  • de-Bulgarization
  • debulgarisation (British)

Etymology

From de- + Bulgarization.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˌbʌlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /diˌbʊlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

Debulgarization (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Quotations

2021, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria‎[1]:
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...
2010, “The De-Bulgarization of Vardar Macedonia – How the Lie was Created”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[2]:
The process of the debulgarization of the West Bulgarians in Skopje...
2009, Navigating Nationality in the Emigration of Minorities between Bulgaria and Greece, 1919-1941‎[3]:
...de-Bulgarization of the Greek territories in the 1920s...
2022, Bulgarophobia in North Macedonia: Analysis of the Public Discourse in 2021‎[4]:
The Anti-Bulgarism as a state policy and public ideology is a leading factor for the debulgarization of the...

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.

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