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"Bulgaria" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Bulgaria", and "Belgium" is a proper noun which is often translated as "la Bélgica". Learn more about the difference between "Bulgaria" and "Belgium" below.
Bulgaria(
buhl
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geh
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ri
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uh
)
A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
proper noun
a. Bulgaria
The last stop on our tour of southeastern Europe was in Bulgaria.La última parada en nuestro recorrido por el sudeste de Europa fue Bulgaria.
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Belgium(
behl
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juhm
)
A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
proper noun
a. la Bélgica
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
They speak French and Flemish in Belgium.Se habla francés y flamenco en Bélgica.
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