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Hungarian

Hungarian

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Relating to Hungary or its people
  • adjective
  • /hʌŋˈɡɛr.i.ən/
translation icon : húngaro
  • This restaurant specializes in authentic Hungarian cuisine, including goulash and palacsinta.
  • Hungarian government
  • Hungarian politics
  • Hungarian elections

For this week, the Austro Hungarian Empire Strikes Back.

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Examples

  • A few months later, a Hungarian friend of mine wrote me the news:

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Did you know that Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian are in the same language group?

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We're taking a trip to the Hungarian Parliament building, Right?

  • Oh, then have these Hungarian artists been engaged by you?

  • The Hungarian army will defend the Hungarian citizens living in the west of Ukraine.

  • Against all odds, the Hungarian defenders had won.

  • Perhaps you'd care for dinner at a little Hungarian restaurant across town!

    Fiction book (1994)
  • It was part of the Austro Hungarian Empire for many years.

  • She was a beautiful young Hungarian girl Crawley met while touring Moscow.

  • Bela speaks in a thick Hungarian accent, which gives him an Old World elegance.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

Magyar
vsHungarian
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Relating to Hungary, its people, or culture

is the same meaning but used as the English form instead

Compounds

A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika from Hungary

A smooth sauce made from light broth, butter, fried onion, paprika, and cream, served with meat or vegetables

A coarse grass that grows each year and is used for hay, animal feed, and sometimes grain

A small shrub with oval leaves and upright clusters of purple flowers used in gardens

A common brown bird from Europe often hunted for sport and introduced to North America

A Hungarian hunting dog with a deep red coat also called the Vizsla

Surface Forms

Hungarian positive

Morphology

Hungarian = Hungary (transparent) = Hungary + ian

Standard adjectival/demonymic formation from the place name 'Hungary' using the suffix '-ian'.

Etymology

Hungarian meaning 'relating to Hungary' comes from the country name Hungary, an old European name for the people. The people call themselves Magyar, so Hungarian simply means 'from Hungary'.