Hungarian
noun
Hun·gar·i·an
ˌhəŋ-ˈger-ē-ən 
2
: the Finno-Ugric language of the Hungarians
Hungarian
adjective
Examples of Hungarian in a Sentence
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His colorful abstract work is currently on view at the Hungarian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
Highlights include the French Choir of Washington and German percussionist Christian Benning in the embassy’s auditorium, the Magnolia Hungarian Folk Band and Baltimore Swing Drop in the ballroom, and the alt-pop Smooth City and French DJ Escandaleux in the Place Charles de Gaulle.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
In addition to West Australian Ballet, Zed’s website lists recent pleas to the Latvian National Opera Ballet, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre, Hungarian State Opera, and Boston Ballet to cancel their productions.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2024
Holocaust survivor Judith Karr Eisinger recalls the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Publix ice cream truck rolling into South Florida this summer, serving up free scoops
David Waldshan Educational Endowment Fund at FAU to expand Holocaust and human rights education
Florida conchs are in hot water.
—Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
This list of the 50 greatest Westerns reflects that wide legacy from the very first entry, a film directed by a Hungarian and starring a Tasmanian.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
This must have been an infuriating sight for Putin, who has counted Orbán as among his closest allies in Europe and had perhaps thought of the Hungarian as his firewall against NATO expansion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2024
Before becoming a successful entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist, Sarlo immigrated to the United States at the age of 18 after the Hungarian Revolution.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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
Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
Highlights include the French Choir of Washington and German percussionist Christian Benning in the embassy’s auditorium, the Magnolia Hungarian Folk Band and Baltimore Swing Drop in the ballroom, and the alt-pop Smooth City and French DJ Escandaleux in the Place Charles de Gaulle.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
In addition to West Australian Ballet, Zed’s website lists recent pleas to the Latvian National Opera Ballet, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre, Hungarian State Opera, and Boston Ballet to cancel their productions.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2024
Holocaust survivor Judith Karr Eisinger recalls the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Publix ice cream truck rolling into South Florida this summer, serving up free scoops
David Waldshan Educational Endowment Fund at FAU to expand Holocaust and human rights education
Florida conchs are in hot water.
—Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
This list of the 50 greatest Westerns reflects that wide legacy from the very first entry, a film directed by a Hungarian and starring a Tasmanian.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
This must have been an infuriating sight for Putin, who has counted Orbán as among his closest allies in Europe and had perhaps thought of the Hungarian as his firewall against NATO expansion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2024
Before becoming a successful entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist, Sarlo immigrated to the United States at the age of 18 after the Hungarian Revolution.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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
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Hungarian
noun
Hun·gar·i·an
ˌhəŋ-ˈger-ē-ən
-ˈgar-
1
a
: a person born or living in Hungary : magyar
b
: a person of Hungarian descent
2
: the language of the Hungarians
Hungarian
adjective
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