Bulgarophiles ( bg, българофили; Serbian and Macedonian бугарофили or бугараши ; ; ro, Bulgarofilii) is a term used for Slavic people from the regions of Macedonia and Pomoravlje who are ethnic

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understo ...

. In Bulgaria, the term Bulgaromans; ( bg, българомани; ro, Bulgaromani) refers to non-Slavic people such as

Aromanians The Aromanians ( rup, Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Alba ...

with a Bulgarian self-awareness. In the 20th century, Bulgarophiles in neighboring Yugoslavia and Greece were considered enemies of the state harboring

irredentist Irredentism is usually understood as a desire that one state annexes a territory of a neighboring state. This desire is motivated by ethnic reasons (because the population of the territory is ethnically similar to the population of the parent sta ...

tendencies.Цочо Билярски, Гръцките жестокости и варваризъм над българите (1912 - 1923г.) Анико, София, . 2012.

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Macedonian Bulgarians Anti-Bulgarian sentiment Pejorative terms for European people {{Romania-stub

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