Magyar

[ mag-yahr, mahg-; Hungarian mo-dyor ]

noun

1. a member of the ethnic group, of Finno-Ugric descent, that constitutes the majority of the population of Hungary.
2. Hungarian ( def 3 ).

adjective

1. of or relating to the Magyars or their language; Hungarian.

Magyar

/ ˈmæɡjɑː /

noun

1. -yars a member of the predominant ethnic group of Hungary, also found in NW Siberia
2. the Hungarian language

adjective

1. of or relating to the Magyars or their language
2. sewing of or relating to a style of sleeve cut in one piece with the bodice

Other Words From

• non-Mag·yar noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Magyar¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Hungarian; the name of the most prominent of the seven original seminomadic tribes

Example Sentences

The Magyar language has properly no term either for king or p. 234house.

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I find no sign that either the displaced workman or his sons have suffered from the advent of Pole and Magyar.

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The foremost Magyar officers and statesmen who fell into Austrian hands were court-martialled and shot.

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His first serious problem was a rising of the Roumanians in Transylvania against Magyar rule.

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Yet no Hungarian lays this ruin to his charge; and the first lesson taught the infant Magyar is a blessing upon his name.

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