Budapest

[ boo-duh-pest, boo-duh-pest; Hungarian boo-do-pesht ]

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noun

a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube Buda and Obuda and one on the E bank Pest.

Budapest

/ ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst; ˈbudɔpɛʃt /

noun

the capital of Hungary, on the River Danube: formed in 1873 from the towns of Buda and Pest. Traditionally Buda, the old Magyar capital, was the administrative and Pest the trade centre: suffered severely in the Russian siege of 1945 and in the unsuccessful revolt against the Communist regime (1956). Pop: 1 719 342 (2003 est)

Budapest

Capital of Hungary and largest city in the country, located in north-central Hungary on both banks of the Danube River ; the industrial, cultural, and transportation center of Hungary.

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It was considered a key part of the government's flagship infrastructure project - the high-speed line from Belgrade to Budapest in Hungary.

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Harry Houdini - his professional name - was born as Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874.

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That impulse translated into nights developing stock in a makeshift darkroom Lanthimos rigged in his Budapest apartment’s bathroom.

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Glory in Glasgow came at only her second global championship, having announced herself on the world stage by finishing fifth in Budapest the previous summer.

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They blocked off central Budapest's Margaret Bridge while staring down a police cordon.

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