Budapest

geographical name

Bu·​da·​pest

ˈbü-də-ˌpest,

also

ˈbu̇- 

ˈbyü-,

-ˌpesht 

city and capital of Hungary; comprised of formerly separate towns on either side of the Danube River which were united in 1872 population 2,008,546

Note: The towns that were combined to create Budapest were Bu*da \ ˈbü-​də , -​dȯ \ and Obu*da \ ˈō-​bü-​dȯ \ on the right bank on the Danube and Pest \ ˈpesht \ on the left bank .