Hungarian
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2.3
- proper noun
- /hʌŋˈɡɛəriən/
:
húngaro
- In general, the surveys suggested that Hungarians in 1989 were deeply distrustful of all political institutions and organizations.
- Hungarians and Czechs
- Hungarians and Poles
- Hungarians and Romanians
Stuart Hall is British, Gramsci is Italian, Lukach is Hungarian.
- Stuart Hall is British, Gramsci is Italian, Lukach is Hungarian.
Examples
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Our own Founders could have had some empathy with the Hungarians and their present dilemma.
Academic text (1991) -
Many of these Hungarians went into tobacconists to buy cigarettes.
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And, of course, I was speaking in Hungarian.
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"Good music can keep death slow," she said in the mother tongue, Hungarian.
Fiction book (1995) -
Don't speak to me in Hungarian, please.
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How do they expect a Hungarian to pronounce this dialogue?
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I'm a Hungarian.
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One-quarter of a million Hungarians filled Heroes' Square on 16 June 1989.
Academic text (1991) -
I don't speak Hungarian.
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I met a Hungarian artist who creates beautiful paintings inspired by her heritage.
Synonyms
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9.0
A person from Hungary, often of Hungarian background
Compounds
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hungarian as a proper name for someone from Hungary comes from the country name Hungary, used by other European languages. The people call themselves Magyar, so Hungarian means 'someone of Hungary'.