Bulgarophiles

Bulgarophiles (българофили; Serbian and бугарофили or бугараши, romanized: bugarofili or bugaraši; βουλγαρόφιλοι; bulgarofilii) is a term used for Slavic people from the regions of Macedonia and Pomoravlje  who are ethnic Bulgarians. In Bulgaria, the term Bulgaromans; (българомани; 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.