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Budapest

proper noun

  1. city in Hungary
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbuːdəpɛst/ / /ˌbuːdəˈpɛst/ / /ˈbʊdəpɛst/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian Budapest, from Buda + Pest.

  1. The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

    A week later, Orbán was discussing the theory with American allies at a special meeting of the Conservative Political Action Committee (Cpac), a rightwing American group, in Budapest. Cpac’s chairman, Matt Schlapp, even suggested outlawing abortion as a solution: “If you’re worried about this ‘replacement’, why don’t we start there? Start with allowing our own people to live.”

  2. The Hungarian government.

    After information about the secret proceedings between Berlin and Budapest leaked, Rome approached Budapest to get details on the concessions granted with the envisaged German–Hungarian commercial contract.