hungarian
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of, from, or about present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
həŋˈɡɛɹiən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.
noun
countable
A person from present-day Hungary or of ethnic Hungarian descent.
A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.
The official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages
uncountable
The main language of Hungary.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
Used this way, hungarian is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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A rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika.
Coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States.
Central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers.
Monetary unit in Hungary.
Common European partridge.
Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat.
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