Hungarian

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Etymology

Hungary +‎ -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hʌŋˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/
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Adjective

Hungarian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
    Synonyms: Magyar, (archaic) Hungarish
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.
  3. (computing, programming) Of or relating to Hungarian notation.
    • 2009, Michael Ekedahl, Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008:
      The Hungarian prefix used in this book for a GroupBox control is “grp”.

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Noun

Hungarian (countable and uncountable, plural Hungarians)

  1. (countable) A person from present-day Hungary or of ethnic Hungarian descent.
  2. A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.
  3. (uncountable) The main language of Hungary.
  4. (uncountable, computing, informal) Hungarian notation.
    • 1993, Steve McConnell, Code Complete:
      The qualifier is the descriptive part of the name that would probably make up the entire name if you weren't using Hungarian.

Usage notes

  • Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede Hungarian with an, others with a.

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Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hunɡaɾian/
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /unɡaɾian/
  • Rhymes: -ian
  • Hyphenation: Hun‧ga‧ri‧an

Proper noun

Hungarian

  1. inessive indefinite of Hungaria