Hungarian
noun
Hun·gar·i·an
ˌhəŋ-ˈger-ē-ən 
2
: the Finno-Ugric language of the Hungarians
Hungarian
adjective
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The Oscars proved a major night for The Brutalist's star Brody, who walked away with his second career Oscar for his performance as a Hungarian born, Holocaust survivor architect and immigrant in Brady Corbet's latest movie.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Obviously, [filmmaker Brady Corbet's] post-production process only touched some lines spoken in Hungarian.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Orbán's allies denounced the results of the 2002 election, claiming election fraud as the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) formed a coalition with the Alliance of Free Democrats–Hungarian Liberal Party.
—Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The film is partly in Hungarian, but writer and director Brady Corbet and his Norwegian co-writer, Mona Fastvold, wrote the Hungarian dialogue in standard English.
—Chris C. Palmer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Obviously, [filmmaker Brady Corbet's] post-production process only touched some lines spoken in Hungarian.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Orbán's allies denounced the results of the 2002 election, claiming election fraud as the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) formed a coalition with the Alliance of Free Democrats–Hungarian Liberal Party.
—Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The film is partly in Hungarian, but writer and director Brady Corbet and his Norwegian co-writer, Mona Fastvold, wrote the Hungarian dialogue in standard English.
—Chris C. Palmer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Hungarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hungarian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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Hungarian
noun
Hun·gar·i·an
ˌhəŋ-ˈger-ē-ən
-ˈgar-
1
a
: a person born or living in Hungary : magyar
b
: a person of Hungarian descent
2
: the language of the Hungarians
Hungarian
adjective
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