Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🧑 A Hungarian person 🇭🇺 Hungarian-related 🗣️ Hungarian language
Magyar

Magyar

1 9.0
A person from Hungary, often of Hungarian background
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːɡjɑːr/
translation icon : húngaro
  • In her commentary, one could hear the voice of the Transylvanian Magyar minority.
  • Magyar patriots
  • Magyar minority
  • Magyar folk

Examples

  • It's a Magyar fortress.

    Cerberus (2005)

  • The Magyar community celebrated their cultural heritage with a traditional festival.

  • A Magyar peasant girl, perhaps.

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

  • Built by the Magyar princes in the 10th century.

    Blood and Chocolate (2007)

  • The revival of traditional Magyar and Christian symbols and monuments

    Academic text (2000)

  • Stephen was the Hungarian king who converted the Magyar peoples to Christianity and accepted his crown from the pope.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The glorification of all things Magyar inspired patriotic cultural work: poets wrote patriotic poetry or compiled collections of Magyar folk songs.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Many Magyar families in Hungary take pride in their ancestry and customs.

  • A Magyar musician played popular folk tunes at the local cultural event.

Synonyms

Hungarian
vsMagyar
2.0

A person from Hungary

is used especially for people of the ethnic group rather than all residents

Surface Forms

Magyar singular
Magyars plural

Etymology

Magyar comes from the name of an old tribe, Megyer, so a Magyar is 'a person from Hungary' or a member of the Hungarian people.