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hungarian

/həŋˈɡɛɹiən/

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What does hungarian mean?

adjective

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.
  3. Of or relating to Hungarian notation.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. A person from present-day Hungary or of ethnic Hungarian descent.
  2. The main language of Hungary.
  3. (informal) Hungarian notation.
  4. (dated) A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

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IPA pronunciation

/həŋˈɡɛɹiən/

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“Or, if that won’t do, we might use you for a Hungarian goulash, stewed and highly spiced,” she added, cruelly.
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Marvelous Land of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #54
After Harsanyi had finished his soup and a glass of red Hungarian wine, he lost his fagged look and became cordial and witty.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
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The Hungarian mines are wrought by freemen, who employ a great deal of machinery, by which they facilitate and abridge their own labour.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
It is, however, derived immediately from a Hungarian term, exceedingly common amongst the lower orders of the Magyars, to their disgrace be it spoken.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
Whether hune-hen fabrica is genuine Hungarian for cooked chicken, or whether Igali manufactured the term especially for use between us, I cannot quite understand.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136