No. 347 in Bulgarian
милиарда
"Милиарда" in Bulgarian means "billion" in English.
In a sentence
На Земята живеят над осем милиарда хора.
There are over eight billion people living on Earth.
Here, "милиарда" (billion) is used to denote a numeric quantity when quantifying the population in terms of billions.
Технологичната компания има приходи от няколко милиарда долара годишно.
The technology company has an annual revenue of several billion dollars.
In this context, "милиарда" again represents a numeric value, indicating monetary amounts in billions.
Астрономите изследват звезди, които са на разстояние от няколко милиарда светлинни години.
Astronomers study stars that are several billion light-years away.
The word "милиарда" describes a measurement related to astronomical distances, emphasizing magnitude.
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