Hungarian

[ huhng-gair-ee-uhn ]

/ hʌŋˈgɛər i ən /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Hungary, its people, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Hungary. Compare Magyar.

Also called Magyar. the language of Hungary, of the Uralic family of languages.

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Origin of Hungarian

First recorded in 1545–55; Hungary + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Hungarian

pro-Hun·gar·i·an, adjective, nounpseu·do-Hun·gar·i·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Hungarian

hundredth, hundredweight, Hundred Years' War, Huneker, hung, Hungarian, Hungarian bromegrass, Hungarian goulash, Hungary, hunger, hunger contractions

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How to use Hungarian in a sentence

We did elementary ballet today, which was fun, and also a Hungarian rhapsody!
Finding the Future Queen Elizabeth in the Pages of Her Friend’s Wartime Diary|Isabella Naylor-Leyland|May 4, 2021|Time
It’s named for the Hungarian-born physicist Theodore von Kármán.
Explainer: Our atmosphere — layer by layer|Beth Geiger|December 1, 2020|Science News For Students
It’s all part of the package for the woman Hungarian President Viktor Orbán has called his “Charm Cannon.”
Meet the ‘Charm Cannon’ for Hungary’s Regime|Pallabi Munsi|October 25, 2020|Ozy
In addition, her husband, Péter Magyar, is childhood friends with a top Orbán government official, Gergely Gulyás, according to the Hungarian Spectrum blog.
Meet the ‘Charm Cannon’ for Hungary’s Regime|Pallabi Munsi|October 25, 2020|Ozy

The Hungarian politician Józseph Eötvös, among many others, agreed.
‘Freedom’ Means Something Different to Liberals and Conservatives. Here’s How the Definition Split—And Why That Still Matters|Annelien de Dijn|August 25, 2020|Time
One of them was Tamás Deutsch, a future minister for FIDESZ in the Hungarian government, today an MEP.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At about 10 p.m., a horde of Hungarian police officers raided the bar, demanding that everybody show their identification.
American Racist Richard Spencer Gets to Play the Martyr in Hungary|James Kirchick|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Hungarian photographer was born Endre Friedmann in Hungary in 1913.
Capa in Color|Justin Jones|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After an unhelpful spell with a Hungarian coach in Budapest, she arrived in Berlin.
The Week in Death: The First Muslim Female Olympian Snubbed Adolf Hitler|The Telegraph|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Budapest he chose to use this status to save Hungarian Jews, later explaining simply that “I had an opportunity and I took it.”
The Week in Death: Suzanne Gelleri Dear|The Telegraph|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When in fine condition, Hungarian leaf burns freely and leaves a clean, light-colored ash.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
She would sing Hungarian love-ditties at her work; and somehow calling these "folksongs" did not help matters.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
The principal Bosnian railway here crosses the river, to meet the Hungarian system.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Hapless young man, like a flash of lightning suddenly going down there—and the Hungarian Sovereignty along with him.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The first notes of a Hungarian waltz floated in from the next room.
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio

British Dictionary definitions for Hungarian

Hungarian

/ (hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən) /

noun

the official language of Hungary, also spoken in Romania and elsewhere, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family and most closely related to the Ostyak and Vogul languages of NW Siberia

a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Hungary

a Hungarian-speaking person who is not a citizen of Hungary

adjective

of or relating to Hungary, its people, or their language

Compare Magyar

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