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Hungary

Hungary

80 1.0
A country in central Europe with capital Budapest
  • proper noun
  • /ˈhʌŋɡəri/
translation icon : Hungría
  • Hungary is known for its delicious cuisine, including dishes like goulash and chimney cake.
  • Hungary and Poland
  • Czechoslovakia and Hungary
  • Hungary and Romania

They gain control of most of Hungary, but they don't take Vienna.

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Examples

  • Its viability in a country like Hungary, however, is minimal for both political and economic reasons.

    Academic text (1991)
  • They'll study me in Hungary and in Los Angeles.

  • But I had a great time in Hungary.

  • But you were born in Hungary?

  • I should have remained in Hungary.

  • Meanwhile, Austrian relations with Hungary are in crisis.

  • The last time I was here, we were raising money for the victims of the flood which devastated Hungary last year.

  • Szeleste, a small village in Hungary.

  • You cannot leave Hungary without visiting Kishkin Hollis.

  • How does an old tarot deck from Hungary end up at a house in the Catskills?

Synonyms

2.4

The official name of the country Hungary in central Europe

is the country itself rather than the official name
Magyarország
vsHungary
9.9

A country in central Europe also called Hungary

is the country itself rather than its name in that language

Compounds

A country in central Europe from 1867 to 1918 including Austria, Hungary, and nearby lands

The official name of the country Hungary in central Europe

Surface Forms

Hungary main

Etymology

The word Hungary comes from the old Latin name Hungaria, from people called the Hungari who early writers linked to the Huns; the people call their country Magyar, so Hungary is the English name made from that older label.