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Country name Hungary, in 35 editions.
The entry for Hungary published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Hungary
Republic of Hungary
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form:
Republic of Hungary
conventional short form:
Hungary
local long form:
Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form:
Magyarorszag
The entry for Hungary did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form: Magyarorszag
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form: Magyarorszag
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary conventional short form: Hungary local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag local short form: Magyarorszag
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local short form: Magyarorszag
local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag local short form: Magyarorszag
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local short form: Magyarorszag long form: Magyar Koztarsasag
local
local short form: Magyarorszag
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 2011.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Hungary
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- Magyar Koztarsasag
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form:
Republic of Hungary
conventional short form:
Hungary
local long form:
Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form:
Magyarorszag
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form:Republic of Hungary none
conventional short form:
Hungary
local long form:Magyar Koztarsasag none
local short form:
Magyarorszag
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
- etymology:
- the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari";
- the name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes";
- the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Land of the Magyars";
- the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: none
local short form: Magyarorszag
etymology: the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari"; the name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes"; the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Land of the Magyars"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
- etymology:
- the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari";
- the name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes";
- the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Country of the Magyars";
- the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: none
local short form: Magyarorszag
etymology: the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari"; the name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes"; the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Land "Country of the Magyars"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
- former:
- Kingdom of Hungary,
- Hungarian People's Republic,
- Hungarian Soviet Republic,
- Hungarian Republic
- etymology:
- the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari";
- the name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes";
- the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Country of the Magyars";
- the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: none
local short form: Magyarorszag
former: Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Republic
etymology: the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari"; the name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes"; the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Country of the Magyars"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Hungary
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Magyarorszag
- former:
- Kingdom of Hungary,
- Hungarian People's Republic,
- Hungarian Soviet Republic,
- Hungarian Republic
- etymology:
- the Byzantine Greeks referred to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that later became "Hungari," which originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes;" the Hungarian name Magyarorszag means "Country of the Magyars," which may be derived from the name of the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: none
local short form: Magyarorszag
former: Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Republic
etymology: the Byzantine Greeks refered referred to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari"; the name "Hungari," which originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes"; tribes;" the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" Magyarorszag means "Country of the Magyars"; the term Magyars," which may derive be derived from the name of the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer tribes
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Hungary: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/hungary/country-name.