This is the 515th most frequent Bulgarian word.
миналата
"Миналата" means "the last" or "the past" (feminine form).
In this sentence, "миналата" is used as an adjective modifying 'ваканция,' meaning 'vacation,' indicating the vacation that occurred before this point in time.
Стояхме в хотела от миналата ваканция.
We stayed in the hotel from the last vacation.
Here, "миналата" is used as an adjective to specify 'last' in reference to the time phrase 'седмица,' meaning 'week.' It denotes the week immediately preceding the current one.
Миналата седмица беше изключително натоварена.
Last week was extremely busy.
Here "миналата" qualifies 'зима,' which translates to 'winter,' referring to the most recent winter season before now.