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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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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