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hungary

UK/ˈhʌŋɡ(ə)ɹi/US/ˈhʌŋɡ(ə)ɹi/
nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #8,162 of 15,258mostly written

Hungary is the central European country of Budapest and paprika. Travel to Hungary, from Hungary, the plains of Hungary.

Its language is unrelated to those of its neighbours — it belongs with Finnish and Estonian rather than with the Slavic or Germanic families — which makes it one of the linguistic oddities of Europe. Budapest was two cities until 1873. Paprika is the national spice and comes in several heats.

Definitions of hungary

  1. 1nounhungaryThe central European country of Budapest.B1+

    “Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is divided by the River Danube.”

hungary is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Medieval Latin

    Hungaria

  2. Old English

    Hungerie

  3. Middle English

    Hungary

  4. English

    Hungary

  5. English, today

    hungary

Hungary comes from Middle English Hungary, Hungrye, Hungry, from Old English Hungerie from Medieval Latin Hungaria. a doublet of Hungaria.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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