Hungarian

American  

[huhng-gair-ee-uhn] / hʌŋˈgɛər i ən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Hungary.

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

Hungarian British  

/ 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

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• anti-Hungarian
  adjective
• pro-Hungarian
  adjective
• pseudo-Hungarian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Hungarian

First recorded in 1545–55; Hungary + -an

Example Sentences

Besides Tusk, Magyar also met the country's nationalist president on Wednesday, Karol Nawrocki -- who travelled to Budapest to support Orban in the final days of the Hungarian election campaign.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Leave it, then, to a massive gingko on the grounds of a medieval German town’s college to cosmically center the three-pronged, multi-generational character study “Silent Friend” from Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok opened the session, welcoming lawmakers elected in the April 12 general election, who are set to vote this afternoon to appoint Magyar as head of government.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The former Republic of Ireland international is aiming to finish the campaign with a second Hungarian league title, adding to the league he won in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“Listen, you’re not going to have any trouble. You’re a champion. You’ve just beaten a Hungarian Horntail. I bet they’ll be queuing up to go with you.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling