Magyar

noun

Mag·​yar ˈmag-ˌyär How to pronounce Magyar (audio)
ˈmäg-;
ˈmä-ˌjär How to pronounce Magyar (audio)
1
: a member of the dominant people of Hungary
2
Magyar adjective

Examples of Magyar in a Sentence

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Advertisement On Thursday, Magyar called for Balázs Orbán’s resignation by Oct. 23, the 68th anniversary of the revolution. Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 Poland’s Law and Justice party lost seats, as did Fidesz in Hungary, where a dissident party member, Peter Magyar, split the vote by forming his own party following a corruption scandal in Fidesz. Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024 The broadcaster carried on regardless. Magyar, who won a seat in the European Parliament, credits his new party’s success partly to its ability to sidestep Orbán’s dominance by meeting directly with voters and developing a large following on social media. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 31 July 2024 Their speeches were now peppered with professions of faith in the nation, in Magyar tradition, in the homeland, in national interests, in respectability, in middle-class values, in the family, in love of the mother country. Paul Lendvai, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019 Kael shared that Francis Ford Coppola traveled to the country to record part of the score for Megalopolis (the country boasts eight symphony orchestras), while Lanthimos processed his 35mm celluloid locally at the Hungarian Film Lab/Magyar Film Labor in Budapest. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024 In a Facebook post, Mr. Magyar turned his fire on Mr. Orban’s businessman son-in-law, Istvan Tiborcz. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Speculation that more ministers may be implicated in the scandal increased when Peter Magyar, Varga’s ex-husband, publicly accused senior Fidesz figures of allowing women to take the fall. Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024 Varga's ex-husband, Péter Magyar, made public accusations of corruption and intimidation against Orbán's government in an interview on popular YouTube channel Partizán, which has garnered more than 2 million views in the country of fewer than 10 million. Justin Spike, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Hungarian

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Magyar was in 1797

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“Magyar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Magyar. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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Magyar

noun
Mag·​yar ˈmag-ˌyär How to pronounce Magyar (audio) ˈmäg- How to pronounce Magyar (audio)
ˈmäj-ˌär
1
: a member of the dominant people of Hungary
2
Magyar adjective

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