Hungary

American  

[huhng-guh-ree] / ˈhʌŋ gə ri /

noun

1. a republic in central Europe. 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Budapest.

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Hungary British  

/ ˈhʌŋɡərɪ /

noun

1. Hungarian name: Magyarország.  a republic in central Europe: Magyars first unified under Saint Stephen, the first Hungarian king (1001–38); taken by the Hapsburgs from the Turks at the end of the 17th century; gained autonomy with the establishment of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867) and became a republic in 1918; passed under Communist control in 1949; a popular rising in 1956 was suppressed by Soviet troops; a multi-party democracy replaced Communism in 1989 after mass protests; joined the EU in 2004. It consists chiefly of the Middle Danube basin and plains. Official language: Hungarian. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: forint. Capital: Budapest Pop: 9 939 470 (2013 est). Area: 93 030 sq km (35 919 sq miles)

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Hungary Cultural  

1. Republic in central Europe, bordered by the former Czechoslovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and south, Yugoslavia and Croatia to the south, and Slovenia and Austria to the west. Its capital and largest city is Budapest.

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Soviet troops invaded Hungary in 1956 to put down a revolution against the communist government.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire, in which Austria and Hungary were equal partners, was established in 1867 and collapsed in World War I.

Hungary is a former Eastern Bloc country.

Hungary held multiparty free elections in October 1990, ending forty-two years of communist rule. In 1999, it joined NATO.

Example Sentences

Germany are the only side to previously achieve the feat - against Hungary in 1954 and England in 1970.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Clarke - who didn't comment after his furious post-match media conference following defeat by Hungary in Stuttgart two summers ago - went one step further by resigning three days after the humbling by Brazil.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Hungary, already under a second-level heat alert, said it was raising that to the maximum level from June 27 to June 30 as temperatures continued to rise.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Austria, Poland, Hungary and Croatia each issued heat warnings for parts of their territory.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Josef won’t tell me about the war, or about how he got out of Hungary during the revolution.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood