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Meaning of "Plovdiv" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLOVDIV

Bulgarian.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLOVDIV

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLOVDIV

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Plovdiv is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLOVDIV MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Plovdiv

Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after the capital Sofia with a population of 339,077 inhabitants as of December 2012. It is the administrative center of Plovdiv Province and the municipalities of the City of Plovdiv, Maritsa municipality and Rodopi municipality, whose municipal body had a population of 403,153 inhabitants as of February 2011. It is an important economic, transport, cultural and educational center, as well as the second-largest city in the historical international region of Thrace after Istanbul. It is the tenth-largest city in the Balkans after Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Zagreb, Skopje and Tirana. Plovdiv's history spans 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC, ranking it among the world's oldest cities. Plovdiv was known in the West for most of its recorded history by the Greek name Philippopolis, which was introduced in 340 BC. Plovdiv was originally a Thracian city before later becoming a Greek and a major Roman one. In the Middle Ages, it retained its strategic regional importance, changing hands between the Byzantine and Bulgarian Empires.

Definition of Plovdiv in the English dictionary

The definition of Plovdiv in the dictionary is a city in S Bulgaria on the Maritsa River: the second largest town in Bulgaria; conquered by Philip II of Macedonia in 341 bc; capital of Roman Thracia; commercial centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 339 000 Greek name: Philippopolis.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLOVDIV

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PLOVDIV

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Synonyms and antonyms of Plovdiv in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Plovdiv» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLOVDIV

Find out the translation of Plovdiv to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Plovdiv from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Plovdiv» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普罗夫迪夫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Plovdiv
570 millions of speakers

English

Plovdiv
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोफिया
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بلوفديف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пловдив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Plovdiv
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লভদিভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Plovdiv
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plovdiv
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Translator English - German

Plovdiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロブジフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플 로브 디프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plovdiv
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Plovdiv
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ளோவ்டிவ்வில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लोवदीव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Filibe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Plovdiv
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Płowdiw
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Пловдив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Plovdiv
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Plovdiv
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Plovdiv
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Plovdiv
10 millions of speakers
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Plovdiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Plovdiv

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOVDIV»

The term «Plovdiv» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOVDIV» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Plovdiv

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOVDIV»

Discover the use of Plovdiv in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Plovdiv and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bulgaria. Ediz. Inglese
However, its one major urban centre, Plovdiv, is Bulgaria's second-biggest – and arguably its best – city, and an important transport hub. Just south of it, striking Bachkovo Monastery lies among wooded hills and vineyards (for more information ...
‎2008
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Between Two Motherlands: Nationality and Emigration Among ...
46. Stoiu Shishkov, Plovdiv v svoeto blizko i dalechno minalo. Istoriko-etnografski i politicheski pregled (Plovdiv, 1921); Stoiu Shishkov, Plovdiv v svoeto minalo i nastoiashte. Istoriko-etnografski i politiko-ekonomicheski pregled (Plovdiv, 1926).
Theodora Dragostinova, 2011
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Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: ...
type in the Balkans, it is far more important than the 16th-century Orta Mezar Hamam in the town. One of the largest cities of southeastern Europe, Plovdiv was by the 19th century the largest city of Turkish Bulgaria and a center of crafts and ...
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The Expulsion of the Jews: Five Hundred Years of Exodus
/m few years ago in Plovdiv (ancient Phil- ippopolis), archaeologists unearthed JL JL parts of a mosaic floor and panels depicting a menorah. They were parts of a synagogue that had stood in 290 C.E., built by Jewish tradesman and craftsmen ...
Yale Strom, 1992
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Eastern Europe
TRAIN Plovdiv's train station (%622 729; bul Hristo Botev) serves the Sofia– Burgas line. A dozen or so daily trains go to Sofia (8.10lv, three hours); avoid the morning one arriving from İstanbul, which is often an hour or more late. There are  ...
‎2009
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Bulgaria
At the crossroads between Europe and Asia Minor along the banks of Bulgaria's biggest river, Maritsa, Plovdiv is the country's second biggest city (population 380,000) and a key place in the historical region of Bulgarian Thrace. Plovdiv is one ...
Kapka Kassabova, 2008
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Ip Overview 2008-2009
Bulgarian ratund " Varieties of seeds ELIT " EAD, town of Sofia, Institute for horticulture and canned foods the town of Plovdiv, " Bulsofagro"AD, town of Sofia, Maritza 2000" EOOD, town of Plovdiv, "Varieties of seeds - Vardim" EAD, village of ...
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Europe Real Estate Yearbook 2008: Assets, Industry Trends, ...
Plovdiv, in central Bulgaria and with a population officially numbered at about 378,000, has long been regarded as such, but with the rapid commercial, industrial and residential development that has come to Varna (population about 349,000) ...
M. Dijkman, 2008
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Frommer's Eastern Europe
Plovdiv: 147km (91 miles) from Sofia; 190km (118 miles) from VelikoTarnovo Five thousand years ago the central plains of Bulgaria, stretching from the foothills of the Balkan mountains to the heartlands of the Rhodopes, once were home to ...
Ryan James, Hana Mastrini, Mark Baker, 2009
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Bulgaria: The Bradt Travel Guide
PLOVDlV nnOBflHB With its attractive Old Town, Plovdiv is often considered more appealing than Sofia though nowadays it seems to lack something of the buzz that characterises the capital. Known as Philippopolis in ancient times, and  ...
Annie Kay, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLOVDIV»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Plovdiv is used in the context of the following news items.
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3 Virginia rowers win gold at World Under-23 Championships
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria—Three members of the Virginia rowing program earned gold medals at the World Under-23 Championships, which ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
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Future looks bright as GB Rowing Team end World U23 …
The overall GB tally from Plovdiv was a step on from the event held in Varese, Italy, a year ago - three ssilvers and three bronzes compared to ... «row2k.com, Jul 15»
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US Sweeps Women's Sweep Events at 2015 World Rowing Under …
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - In addition to the gold medals won by the women's four and pair Saturday, the United States won a fourth-consecutive ... «row2k.com, Jul 15»
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Palo Alto High grad wins gold medal in U-23 rowing
... a silver medal in the men's eight on the Sunday to cap off the week at the 2015 World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. «Palo Alto Online, Jul 15»
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Rowing: Holly Hill and Morgan Baynham-Williams win bronze …
The overall GB tally from Plovdiv was a step on from the event held in Varese, Italy, a year ago – three silvers and three bronzes compared to ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
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Soquel's Vanderstoep helps U.S. take silver at World Rowing U23 …
... helped the U.S. Men's Eight boat earn the silver medal to close the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on Sunday. «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Local sports digest: Pair takes historic synchro gold at FINA World …
Kaess Smit earned a silver medal in the USA varsity eight at the Under-23 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Stanford men's rowing ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
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Cambridge University rowers Holly Hill and Melissa Wilson win …
The duo, who both competed in the Women's Boat Race, joined Emily Ford and Sam Courty to claim GB's first medal in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
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McBride, Kiddle snare U23 lightweight double gold
The women's lightweight double crew powered home over 2000m in 6min 54.83sec in Plovdiv, nearly 5sec faster than the previous mark set by ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
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Omemee's Graham Peeters wins world U23 rowing championship
Peeters, 19, and his Canadian quad sculls teammates led wire to wire in winning the 2015 World Under-23 Rowing Championship in Plovdiv, ... «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Plovdiv [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plovdiv>. Apr 2024 ».
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