Pliska

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small town in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, formerly the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire. also, historical

    "1964, Strahil Gicev, A Hebrew Inscription of the VIII C.B.C. Found at Pliska, Academie Bulgare des sciences."

  2. 2
    A surname.

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"1964, Strahil Gicev, A Hebrew Inscription of the VIII C.B.C. Found at Pliska, Academie Bulgare des sciences."

Etymology

From Bulgarian Плиска (Pliska). The age of the city is unclear. Traditional claims that it was founded in the 7th century have not been supported by archaeological evidence.

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