Budapest

geographical name

Bu·​da·​pest ˈbü-də-ˌpest 

also ˈbu̇-, 

ˈbyü-, 

-ˌpesht 

city and capital of Hungary; comprised of formerly separate towns on either side of the Danube River which were united in 1872

Note: The towns that were combined to create Budapest were Bu*da \ ˈbü-​də , -​dȯ \ and Obu*da \ ˈō-​bü-​dȯ \ on the right bank on the Danube and Pest \ ˈpesht \ on the left bank .