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)