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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Example Sentences

When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.

From Salon

The talismanic striker converted in Budapest and expertly dispatched another for the opener in Prague despite a lengthy wait for the home side's protestations to subside.

From BBC

The Price of the Vote documentary film, which aired on Thursday evening at a Budapest cinema and on YouTube, presents the results of a six-month investigation by independent filmmakers and reporters.

From BBC

Budapest and Bratislava are also blocking the official adoption of new economic sanctions against Russia, endorsed by other EU countries.

From Barron's

In February the Orbán government published a blog post about a report in which the Nézőpont Institute, a Budapest think tank, criticized Transparency International.

From The Wall Street Journal