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Word

hungarian

Phoneticshun·gar·i·an

/həŋˈɡɛɹiən/

Definitions

01relating to the country or people

A2

adj. coming from or relating to the country of Hungary or its people.

adj. relating to the modern nation of Hungary, its culture, or the ethnic Magyars.

“We enjoyed some traditional Hungarian food at the festival last night.”

“The Hungarian government has recently introduced new policies to support small businesses across the country.”

Synonyms

Magyar

02the language

A2

n. the language spoken in Hungary.

n. the Uralic language spoken primarily in Hungary and by Hungarian minorities in neighbouring countries.

“Hungarian is known for being a very difficult language for English speakers to learn.”

“Although she grew up in London, she speaks fluent Hungarian with her parents at home.”

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the language itself.

Synonyms

Magyar

03a person

A2

n. a person from Hungary.

n. a citizen of Hungary or a person of Hungarian ethnic descent.

“My neighbour is a Hungarian who moved here ten years ago.”

“Several famous Hungarians have made significant contributions to the field of mathematics over the last century.”

Synonyms

Magyar

04programming notation

C1 · Computing

adj. a way of naming variables in computer programming that shows what kind of data they hold.

adj. relating to Hungarian notation, an identifier naming convention in which the name of a variable indicates its type or intended use.

“The senior developer asked me to use Hungarian notation for the new project.”

“While once standard at Microsoft, many modern style guides now discourage the use of Hungarian notation in favour of more descriptive names.”

Technical · Informal

Etymology

From Hungary + -an.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domains

ComputingProgramming

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A2 · Elementary
Frequency
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