Hungary
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hungary in British English:
UK ['hʌŋɡərɪ]
How to pronounce Hungary in American English:
US ['hʌŋɡərɪ]
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- Noun:
- a republic in central Europe
Word Origin
- Hungary
- c. 1300, from Medieval Latin Hungaria (also source of French Hongrie), probably literally meaning "land of the Huns," who ruled a vast territory from there under Attila in 5c. The people's name for themselves we transliterate as Magyar. Middle English uses the same words for both Attila's people and the Magyars, who appeared in Europe in 9c. From the same source as Medieval Greek Oungroi, German Ungarn, Russian Vengriya, Ukrainian Ugorshchina. The Turkish name for the country, Macaristan, reflects the indigenous name. Related: Hungarian.
Example
- 1. Hungary 's economy is expected to contract in 2009 .
- 2. Hungary provides the latest example .
- 3. But it is not just hungary .
- 4. So do politicians in neighbouring hungary .
- 5. But the bigger anxiety is about hungary .