Magyar

noun

Mag·​yar ˈmag-ˌyär How to pronounce Magyar (audio)
ˈmäg-;
ˈmä-ˌjär How to pronounce Magyar (audio)
1
: a member of the dominant people of Hungary
2
Magyar adjective

Examples of Magyar in a Sentence

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In a tiny apartment in central Budapest, a few dozen journalists from what used to be prominent newspapers that were, one-by-one, forced to shut down by Orban's government have formed their own newspaper — Magyar Hang, or Hungarian Voice. Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025 Finally, comparing this month’s data with previous months downs just how rapidly Birds of Magyar are increasing their kill rate. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Hungarian Deputy Foreign Minister Levente Magyar also visited Republika Srpska to support Dodik’s coup. Ismet Fatih Cancar, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025 Elections are not due for a year, but the opposition, in Péter Magyar, appears to have found a leader able to tap into popular discontent on issues like falling standards in schools and hospitals. Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025 Those troubles have badly dented Mr. Orban’s popularity ahead of an election next year that, according to some opinion polls, his governing Fidesz party could lose to an upstart opposition movement led by Peter Magyar, a former party loyalist. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Demonstrators opposed to the rule of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban—Putin's closest EU ally—took to the streets of Budapest and showed support for Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, which is ahead in the polls. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 And someone from Penguin Canada, Andrea Magyar, noticed the blog. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Judith Magyar In comparison to traditional livestock farming, land and water usage for insect protein production is significantly lower. Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Hungarian

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Magyar was in 1797

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“Magyar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Magyar. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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Magyar

noun
Mag·​yar ˈmag-ˌyär How to pronounce Magyar (audio) ˈmäg- How to pronounce Magyar (audio)
ˈmäj-ˌär
1
: a member of the dominant people of Hungary
2
Magyar adjective

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