Hungarian

[ huhng-gair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Hungary. Compare Magyar.
2. Also called Magyar. the language of Hungary, of the Uralic family of languages.

Hungarian

/ hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən /

noun

1. 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
2. a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Hungary
3. a Hungarian-speaking person who is not a citizen of Hungary

adjective

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

Other Words From

• an·ti-Hun·gar·i·an adjective noun
• pro-Hun·gar·i·an adjective noun
• pseu·do-Hun·gar·i·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hungarian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; Hungary + -an

Example Sentences

We did elementary ballet today, which was fun, and also a Hungarian rhapsody!

From Time

It’s named for the Hungarian-born physicist Theodore von Kármán.

From Science News For Students

In addition, her husband, Péter Magyar, is childhood friends with a top Orbán government official, Gergely Gulyás, according to the Hungarian Spectrum blog.

From Ozy

It’s all part of the package for the woman Hungarian President Viktor Orbán has called his “Charm Cannon.”

From Ozy

The Hungarian politician Józseph Eötvös, among many others, agreed.

From Time

One of them was Tamás Deutsch, a future minister for FIDESZ in the Hungarian government, today an MEP.

From The Daily Beast

At about 10 p.m., a horde of Hungarian police officers raided the bar, demanding that everybody show their identification.

From The Daily Beast

The Hungarian photographer was born Endre Friedmann in Hungary in 1913.

From The Daily Beast

After an unhelpful spell with a Hungarian coach in Budapest, she arrived in Berlin.

From The 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.”

From The Daily Beast

When in fine condition, Hungarian leaf burns freely and leaves a clean, light-colored ash.

From Project Gutenberg

She would sing Hungarian love-ditties at her work; and somehow calling these "folksongs" did not help matters.

From Project Gutenberg

The principal Bosnian railway here crosses the river, to meet the Hungarian system.

From Project Gutenberg

Hapless young man, like a flash of lightning suddenly going down there—and the Hungarian Sovereignty along with him.

From Project Gutenberg

The first notes of a Hungarian waltz floated in from the next room.

From Project Gutenberg