Bulgarophiles

Bulgarophiles (Bulgarian: българофили, romanized: bălgarofili; Serbian and Macedonian: бугарофили or бугараши, romanized: bugarofili or bugaraši; Greek: βουλγαρόφιλοι, romanized: boulgarófiloi; Romanian: bulgarofilii) is a term used for Slavic people from the regions of Macedonia and Pomoravlje who are ethnic Bulgarians. In Bulgaria, the term Bulgaromans; (Bulgarian: българомани, romanized: bălgaromani; Romanian: bulgaromani) refers to non-Slavic people such as Aromanians with a Bulgarian self-awareness. In the 20th century, Bulgarophiles in neighboring Yugoslavia and Greece were considered enemies of the state harboring irredentist tendencies.