Hungary

American  

[huhng-guh-ree] / ˈhʌŋ gə ri /

noun

1. a republic in central Europe. 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Budapest.

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Hungary British  

/ ˈhʌŋɡərɪ /

noun

1. Hungarian name: Magyarország.  a republic in central Europe: Magyars first unified under Saint Stephen, the first Hungarian king (1001–38); taken by the Hapsburgs from the Turks at the end of the 17th century; gained autonomy with the establishment of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867) and became a republic in 1918; passed under Communist control in 1949; a popular rising in 1956 was suppressed by Soviet troops; a multi-party democracy replaced Communism in 1989 after mass protests; joined the EU in 2004. It consists chiefly of the Middle Danube basin and plains. Official language: Hungarian. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: forint. Capital: Budapest Pop: 9 939 470 (2013 est). Area: 93 030 sq km (35 919 sq miles)

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Hungary Cultural  

1. Republic in central Europe, bordered by the former Czechoslovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and south, Yugoslavia and Croatia to the south, and Slovenia and Austria to the west. Its capital and largest city is Budapest.

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Soviet troops invaded Hungary in 1956 to put down a revolution against the communist government.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire, in which Austria and Hungary were equal partners, was established in 1867 and collapsed in World War I.

Hungary is a former Eastern Bloc country.

Hungary held multiparty free elections in October 1990, ending forty-two years of communist rule. In 1999, it joined NATO.

Example Sentences

Hungary, which has grown significantly as a hub for international production over the last decade, divides its test for a 30% rebate between cultural content and production conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

This would qualify a Canadian director like Denis Villeneuve, whose “Dune” films shoot in Hungary, as a past winner of awards at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Arsenal will be confident in their first Champions League final for 20 years, but there is no escaping the fact they face a mammoth task on 30 May in Hungary.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"It's practically as if Hungary is rejoining the European Union."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Even with an unscheduled evening ahead of us in some hotel room in Austria or Hungary, it was hard to get her to think back.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom