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]
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]