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Magyar

 
Dictionary: Mag·yar   (măg'yär', mäg'-, mä'dyär') pronunciation
n.
  1. A member of the principal ethnic group of Hungary.
  2. See Hungarian (sense ).

[Hungarian.]

Magyar Mag'yar adj.

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Any member of the dominant ethnic group in Hungary. Speakers of a Finno-Ugric language, they migrated from their early home in the region of present-day Bashkortostan in eastern European Russia across the southern Russian and Ukrainian steppes into the northern Balkans in the 9th century. After collisions with neighbouring peoples, the Magyars crossed the Carpathians and settled in the middle basin of the Danube River in the late 9th century, subjugating Slavs and other peoples there. Skilled and fierce horsemen, they raided deep into the heart of Europe in the 10th century and were greatly feared until their defeat by Otto I at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955. They adopted Christianity in the 11th century under King Stephen I, the founder of Hungary, who made the kingdom part of the European community.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Hungary
  Synonym: Hungarian

Meaning #2: the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages
  Synonym: Hungarian


The adjective Magyar has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or characteristic of Hungary
  Synonym: Hungarian


Translations: Magyar
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - magyar, ungarer
adj. - magyarisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Hongaar(s), Magyaar (s), soort blouse

Français (French)
n. - Magyar
adj. - magyar

Deutsch (German)
n. - Madjar, Madjarisch
adj. - madjarisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Μαγιάρος, Ούγγρος
adj. - ουγγρικός, των Μαγιάρων

Italiano (Italian)
magiaro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Hungria (f)
adj. - húngaro (m)

Русский (Russian)
венгерский, венгр, венгерский язык

Español (Spanish)
n. - magiar
adj. - magiar, de Hungría

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - magyar (ungrare), magyariska (ungerska)
adj. - magyarisk (ungersk)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
马札儿人, 马札儿语, 马札尔人的, 匈牙利人的, 马札尔语的, 匈牙利语的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬札兒人, 馬札兒語
adj. - 馬札爾人的, 匈牙利人的, 馬札爾語的, 匈牙利語的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마자르인, 마자르어
adj. - 마자르인의, 마자르인어의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マジャール語, マジャール人
adj. - マジャール人の, マジャール語の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) من المجر أو هنغاريا (صفه) ما يخص المجر أو هنغاريا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הונגרי, מדיארי, הונגרית (שפה)‬
adj. - ‮הונגרי, מדיארי‬


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