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Hungarland
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English
Alternative forms
en Hungerland, en Ungerland
Etymology
From en enm *Hungerland, from en ang Hungerland, ang Ungerland Hungary, equivalent to en Hungarian Hungar land. Compare de Hungarland, de Ungarland Hungary, is Ungverjaland Hungary.
Proper noun
en Q28en archaic rare Hungary (Magyarország).
en 1611 Giovanni Botero Relations of the Most Famous Kingdoms and Commonwealths The gouernment of Hungarland was anciently spirituall & seculer, the spiritualty was gouerned by the Arch-Byshop of Strigonium (who were Chancellors os the Land) and of Colozza.
en 2009 Monica Matei-Chesnoiu Early Modern Drama and the Eastern European Elsewhere Considering that the surrounding text mentions imported fashions from other parts of Europe (France, Italy), it is possible that "Hungerland" should mean Hungary and the reference would be to a special kind of ribbon produced there.
en 2011 Alison Pick Far to Go “A pact between Poland, Romania, and the Hungarians.” “But what about us?” The tongs snapped closed. “We're lost already. ... you're needed to go to the Hungerland factory. On a flax-buying mission.” “Received word from who? Max?”
Related terms
en Hungarish
en Countries in Europe Hungary
en exonyms