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Term describing certain Slavic people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulgarophiles[1] (Bulgarian: българофили, romanized: bălgarofili; Serbian and Macedonian: бугарофили or бугараши, romanized: bugarofili or bugaraši;[2] Greek: βουλγαρόφιλοι, romanized: boulgarófiloi; Romanian: bulgarofilii) is a term used for Slavic people from the regions of Macedonia and Pomoravlje[3][4][5] who are ethnic Bulgarians. In Bulgaria, the term Bulgaromans; (Bulgarian: българомани, romanized: bălgaromani; Romanian: bulgaromani) refers to non-Slavic people such as Aromanians[6] with a Bulgarian self-awareness.[7] In the 20th century, Bulgarophiles in neighboring Yugoslavia and Greece were considered enemies of the state harboring irredentist tendencies.[8][9]
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