[boo-duh-pest, boo-duh-pest; Hung. boo
-do-pesht] 
| a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest). 2,070,966. |
[huhng-guh-ree] | a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Capital: Budapest. |
| Bu·da·pest (bōō'də-pěst', -pěsht') The capital and largest city of Hungary, in the north-central part of the country on the Danube River. It was formed in 1873 by the union of Buda on the right bank of the river with Pest on the left bank. The city was the center of the Hungarian uprising against the Communist government in 1956. Population: 1,700,000. |