Hungarian

[huhng-gair-ee-uhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Hungary, its people, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Hungary.
Also called Magyar.��the language of Hungary, of the Uralic family of languages.

Hungarian

/ ��ʌŋˈɡɛə��ɪə�� /

noun

the official language of Hungary, also spoken in Romania and elsewhere, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family and most closely related to the Ostyak and Vogul languages of NW Siberia
a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Hungary
a Hungarian-speaking person who is not a citizen of Hungary

adjective

of or relating to Hungary, its people, or their language

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Other Word Forms

anti-Hungarian adjective
pro-Hungarian adjective
pseudo-Hungarian adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hungarian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; Hungary + -an

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Example Sentences

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Orbán's Hungarian regime has often been characterized as modern authoritarianism or a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy," one in which power is accumulated by the ruling party over time through creative quasi-legal means.

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Could his message, so fresh in the ears of his US admirers, have gone stale for Hungarians?

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According to the allegations, backed by video and audio evidence, the man and woman were in the pay of Hungarian military intelligence, preparing for Hungarian military action in Ukraine.

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He also raced in the F2001 to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and clinch the fourth of his seven world titles in that year.

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The country's security service said it had detained two alleged Hungarian spies who it accused of gathering intelligence on its air defence systems.

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