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Budapest

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Type Settlement
Usage Hungarian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. BOO-daw-pesht(Hungarian)
BOO-də-pest(English)
BUW-də-pest(English)
BUY-DA-PEST(French)
boo-da-PEST(Spanish)
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Combination of Buda and Pest, two cities that merged in 1873. This is the name of the capital city of Hungary.

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European cities, national capitals
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Entry updated May 29, 2020

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