No. 791 in Bulgarian
израел
"Израел" in Bulgarian means "Israel" in English, referring to the country in the Middle East.
In a sentence
Израел е страна в Близкия Изток.
Israel is a country in the Middle East.
In this sentence, the word 'Израел' is used as a proper noun referring to the country of Israel.
Посетих Израел миналата година и видях много красиви места.
I visited Israel last year and saw many beautiful places.
Here, 'Израел' is used to denote the destination country of the speaker's travel.
Културата на Израел е много интересна и разнообразна.
The culture of Israel is very interesting and diverse.
In this usage, 'Израел' again represents the country and is used to describe an attribute associated with it, namely its culture.
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