the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages
<noun.communication> [ adj ]
relating to or characteristic of Hungary
<adj.pert> Hungarian folk music
Magyar \Mag"yar\ (m[a^]g"y[aum]r; Hung. m[o^]d"y[o^]r), prop. n. [Hung.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.
2. The language of the Magyars.
Magyar \Mag"yar\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Magyars or their language; Hungarian. [PJC]
At the talks, opposition leaders continue to urge that only registered parties be allowed to nominate candidates, Magyar Hirlap said.
In 1990, the government prevented Magyar Nemzet's sale to the Swedish liberal newspaper Dagens Nyheter on political grounds and finally settled on the conservative French concern.
Magyar Hitel Bank found that its non-performing loans had tripled from Ft25bn in December 1991 to a peak of Ft78bn last year.
The state had to inject Ft110bn to restore solvency to Magyar Hitel Bank, Kereskedelmi Bank and Budapest Bank, the three largest commercial banks, and five smaller financial institutions. Budapest Bank is the next bank in line for privatisation.
In an interview with the Magyar Hirlap daily, Sandor Kalnoki Kiss said the government had already received many offers for Malev but planned to hire a professional company to handle the sell-off.
Meanwhile, the government daily Magyar Hirlap reported today that Premier Miklos Nemeth plans to reshuffle the government next month.
Magyar Nemzet also quoted Ferenc Koeszeg, editor of the underground journal Beszeloe, as saying the strikers wanted to appeal to public opinion after repeated applications for passports were refused.
Balint Magyar, a representative of the Alliance of Free Democrats, said they advised Bush not to send "the kind of American help whereby we would have Western technology, but with Eastern authoritarianism" controlling it.
To meet EU requirements, Magyar Suzuki plans to increase domestic content to 50 per cent and EU content to 10 per cent.