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

• Hungarians
  plural

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

Derived Forms

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Hungarians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Hungarian

First recorded in 1545–55; Hungary + -an

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Example Sentences

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Hungarian Hungarians

Hilton is an immigrant from the United Kingdom and is the son of Hungarian immigrants who fled their homeland during a revolution in 1956.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In emerging markets, AllianzGI prefers debt issued by oil-exporting countries and selected Brazilian and Hungarian local bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But younger generations cook fewer traditional Hungarian recipes, and they prefer food "that is faster and easier to prepare," according to specialist Braj.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He told Hungarian police at the time he was going to Ukraine to fight.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

After dinner almost every night, when he was at the Lilienthals’ home, Bobby would watch a wide range of Russian television broadcasting—concerts, news, films—which he preferred to the Hungarian and American programming that was available.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"As prime minister, it's my duty to represent all Hungarians, and we have sensitive issues, such as the situation of sexual minorities."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her name as a possible presidential nominee was first put forward in an open letter signed by sixteen prominent Hungarians, including the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Hungary said the law disenfranchised tens of thousands of ethnic Hungarians, who live mostly in Ukraine's westernmost region of Transcarpathia -- part of the former Kingdom of Hungary until the end of World War I.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

The ruling comes nine days after Hungarians voted to end Orbán's 16-year era of continuous rule.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Would she believe that Poles, Jews, Ukrainians, Armenians, and Hungarians had all coexisted peacefully in Lwów before the war?

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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