Magyar

[ mag-yahr, mahg-; Hungarian mo-dyor ]

/ ˈmæg yɑr, ˈmɑg-; Hungarian ˈmɒ dyɒr /

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noun

a member of the ethnic group, of Finno-Ugric descent, that constitutes the majority of the population of Hungary.

Hungarian (def. 3).

adjective

of or relating to the Magyars or their language; Hungarian.

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Origin of Magyar

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Hungarian; the name of the most prominent of the seven original seminomadic tribes

OTHER WORDS FROM Magyar

non-Mag·yar, noun, adjective

Words nearby Magyar

magsman, mag tape, maguey, Magus, mag wheel, Magyar, Magyarország, Mahabalipuram, Mahabharata, Mahadeva, Mahajanga

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How to use Magyar in a sentence

The Magyar language has properly no term either for king or p. 234house.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow
I find no sign that either the displaced workman or his sons have suffered from the advent of Pole and Magyar.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross
The foremost Magyar officers and statesmen who fell into Austrian hands were court-martialled and shot.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
His first serious problem was a rising of the Roumanians in Transylvania against Magyar rule.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

Yet no Hungarian lays this ruin to his charge; and the first lesson taught the infant Magyar is a blessing upon his name.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Magyar

Magyar

/ (ˈmæɡjɑː) /

noun

plural -yars a member of the predominant ethnic group of Hungary, also found in NW Siberia

the Hungarian language

adjective

of or relating to the Magyars or their language

sewing of or relating to a style of sleeve cut in one piece with the bodice

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