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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
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a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Hungary
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a Hungarian-speaking person who is not a citizen of Hungary
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Her proposed ascent to high office comes after Hungarian lawmakers last week passed an amendment removing Sulyok, whose last day in office was on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Wolff said he would talk to Russell to try to ensure he was in the best mindset he could be going into the Hungarian Grand Prix, the final race before F1's four-week summer break.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to step down, signing an amendment to the country's constitution which will end his presidency at midnight on Sunday.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
What is needed, he told a group of Hungarian workers, “is more dynamism, more social justice, more democracy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The formula that Liszt put to use in his Hungarian Rhapsodies, and which was much imitated thereafter, was simple enough.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
The organisation cited a recent survey from pollster Median shows that 68 percent of Hungarians support both same-sex marriage and adoption.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Since his election, Magyar has said his government should not be determining how Hungarians should live, adding it does not want to "barge into anyone's bedroom".
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Magyar said that, in October, Hungarians would mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, having turned over a new page in their history to become part of the "free world".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The ruling comes nine days after Hungarians voted to end Orbán's 16-year era of continuous rule.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
In fact, some Hungarians were so convinced that I was Hungarian that they spoke Polish when they didn't want me to understand what they were saying.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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