Buda

[ boo-duh; Hungarian boo -do ]

/ ˈbu də; Hungarian ˈbʊ dɒ /

noun

See under Budapest.

Definition for buda (2 of 2)

Budapest

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

/ ˈbu dəˌpɛst, ˌbu dəˈpɛst; Hungarian ˈbʊ dɒˌpɛʃt /

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).

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Examples from the Web for buda

On leaving college, he entered the royal aulic chancellery, and in 1832 was appointed secretary of the royal stadtholder at Buda.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various
He served his first campaign in Hungary, and was present at the siege of Buda.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various
My first business was to worry everybody about my guns, which I had telegraphed should be sent from Buda Pest to this place.
Round About the Carpathians|Andrew F. Crosse
Buda is not rich in the modern improvements which render Pesth so noticeable.
Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878|Various

His conclusions are based on the study of about 500 copper objects found in Hungary and preserved in the Buda Pesth collections.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane

British Dictionary definitions for buda (1 of 2)

buda

/ (ˈbʊdə) /

noun

Hinglish derogatory an old man

Word Origin for buda

C21: Hindi

British Dictionary definitions for buda (2 of 2)

Budapest

/ (ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst, Hungarian 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)

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Word Origin and History for buda

Budapest

Hungarian capital, formed 1872 from merger of two cities on opposite shores of the Danube, Buda (probably from a word originally meaning "water") + Pest, a Hungarian word meaning "furnace, oven, cove," also in Slavic (cf. Russian pech'). Cf. Ofen, literally "oven," the old German name for the place.

Culture definitions for buda

Budapest

[ (booh-duh-pest, booh-duh-pesht) ]

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.