Budapest

American  

[boo-duh-pest, boo-duh-pest, boo-do-pesht] / ˈbu dəˌpɛst, ˌbu dəˈpɛst, ˈbʊ dɒˌpɛʃt /

noun

1. 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.

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Budapest British  

/ ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst, ˈbudɔpɛʃt /

noun

1. 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)

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Budapest Cultural  

1. 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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Budapest

Hungarian national identity—like Budapest itself, which came together as one city in 1873—is largely a 19th-century invention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Surely I wasn’t the only one feeling nostalgic when I saw those pictures coming out of Serbia last night?” he wrote, alluding to the joyful celebrations in Belgrade and Budapest six months apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The station's renovation was a key part of his signature infrastructure project – the high-speed line linking Belgrade and Budapest.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Schmidt's team worked with collaborator Peter Nagy and his group at the Hungarian National Institute of Oncology in Budapest.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

She toured Accompanied by Kosti Vehanen, Marian Anderson sings at a 1935 concert in Budapest, Hungary.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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