Hungarian

noun

Hun·​gar·​i·​an ˌhəŋ-ˈger-ē-ən How to pronounce Hungarian (audio)
1
a
: a native or inhabitant of Hungary : magyar
b
: a person of Hungarian descent
2
: the Finno-Ugric language of the Hungarians
Hungarian adjective

Examples of Hungarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Film rights partners include American Genre Film Archive, Something Weird Video, Vinegar Syndrome, Nikkatsu, Danish Film Institute, the Hungarian Film Archive, le Chat Qui Fume and Deaf Crocodile. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023 But seven years later, he was called back to public life by the Hungarian Parliament, which elected him the country’s president. Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023 First, tomato soup with sour cream and caviar, then Hungarian Mangalica pork with spring vegetables, followed by chocolate torte with peach marmalade. Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023 Dickey was initially found and treated by the volunteer Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, which provided emergency blood transfusions to stabilize his condition. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2023 Musk also likened the native Hungarian to fictional supervillain Magneto, in comic books a survivor of the Holocaust as Soros was in real life. Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023 In addition to the Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble and members of the scout troops performing in their colorful authentic folk costumes throughout the day, there will be free Hungarian folk-dance lessons. John Benson, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023 The Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble and members of the scout troops will perform in their colorful, authentic folk costumes from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be free Hungarian folk dance lessons for all ages, plus open dancing to folk music from 7 p.m. to close. Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023 This singularly powerful book and its creator—a Hungarian in Switzerland who wrote her major work exclusively in French—can seem laughably close to anonymity. Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hungarian was in 1553

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“Hungarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hungarian. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.

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Hungarian

noun
Hun·​gar·​i·​an ˌhəŋ-ˈger-ē-ən How to pronounce Hungarian (audio)
-ˈgar-
1
a
: a person born or living in Hungary : magyar
b
: a person of Hungarian descent
2
: the language of the Hungarians
Hungarian adjective

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