megyei jogú város

Hungarian

Etymology

megyei (county-like) + jogú (of … right[s]) + város (city/town)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɟɛji ˌjoɡu ˈvaːroʃ]

Noun

megyei jogú város (plural megyei jogú városok)

  1. (law) city with county rights, (approximately) city-county, urban county, statutory city, (US) independent city, (UK) unitary authority (the second-highest level of settlements in Hungary after the capital, which meet certain criteria, currently including 18 out of 19 county seats (the only exception being the capital) and 7 other cities, most of which have or formerly had a population over 50,000)
    Hypernym: település
    Coordinate terms: község, nagyközség, város, főváros
  2. (law) municipality, municipiu (level of administrative subdivision in Romania)
    Synonym: municípium

Declension

  • For the noun, see város.
  • The rest of the phrase remains unchanged.

See also

  • Category:hu:Cities in Hungary (see the description)
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