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
.
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“Budapest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Budapest. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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