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Debrecen

American  
[de-bre-tsen] / ˈdɛ brɛˌtsɛn /

noun

  1. a city in E Hungary.


Debrecen British  
/ ˈdɛbrɛtsɛn /

noun

  1. a city in E Hungary: seat of the revolutionary government of 1849. Pop: 205 881 (2003 est)

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The company will use around 90% of the proceeds for its gigafactory under construction in Debrecen, Hungary, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Also on Thursday, around 2,000 Orban supporters gathered in Hungary's second largest city Debrecen, as the nationalist leader appealed to them to "not put everything at risk" and to "protect what we have achieved".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

His final campaign stop will be in the second city, Debrecen, in the north-east, while Orbán, who trails in most of the polls, will address a rally in Budapest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That’s too much industrial activity for Debrecen, population 210,000, and its small nearby towns and villages, says Éva Kozma, head of Mikepércs Mothers for the Environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The Fidesz mayor of Debrecen, Laszlo Papp, later told the portal that this was being considered.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

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