Nagy

[ nod-yuh, noj ]

/ ˈnɒd yə, nɒdʒ /

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noun

Im·re

[im-re], /ˈɪm rɛ/, 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.

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Words nearby Nagy

Nagoya, Nagpur, nagual, Naguib, Nagurski, Nagy, Nagyszeben, Nagyvárad, nah, Naha, Nahal

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How to use Nagy in a sentence

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Nagy would subsequently be hanged after a secret, Soviet-dictated trial.
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Not far from here are the celebrated gold, silver, and lead mines of Nagy Banya.
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Vlyi-Nagy, the first Magyar translator of Homer, belongs rather to the “popular” than the “classical” school.
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He kept his word, and we went by his own chaise and four to Nagy Szombat, where we took the train for Vienna.
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She saw Nagy Lajos go away, and young Barna court another girl.
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He died at Nagy-Hefln on the 11th of September 1645, leaving five sons.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nagy

Nagy

/ (Hungarian nɔdj) /

noun

Imre (ˈimrɛ). 1896–1958, Hungarian statesman; prime minister (1953–55; 1956). He was removed from office and later executed when Soviet forces suppressed the revolution of 1956; reburied with honours in 1989

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