Petöfi

[ pe-tœ-fee ]

noun

1. Sán·dor [shahn, -daw, r], Sándor Petrovics, 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.

Petöfi

/ ˈpɛtøːfi /

noun

1. PetöfiSándor18231849MHungarianWRITING: poetPOLITICS: patriot Sándor (ˈʃaːndor). 1823–49, Hungarian lyric poet and patriot

Example Sentences

Szilard Demeter, the director of the Petofi Literary Museum, said that "inhumane dictatorships will still be inhumane and dictatorships, even if someone starts to portray them in a positive light."

From BBC

Although Petofi is thought to have been killed in 1849 as he fought in the revolution, Hungarians still feel his presence today when foreign forces attempt to impose their will on Hungary, Orbán said.

From Seattle Times

In his speech, Orbán spoke at length about Petofi’s contributions to Hungarian political culture, saying the poet had “created the dialect of Hungarian freedom.”

From Seattle Times

The address was given in front of the childhood home of Sandor Petofi, widely regarded as one of Hungary’s greatest poets who was instrumental in fomenting the Hungarian rebellion against the Austrian empire in 1848.

From Seattle Times

“Europe is George Soros’ gas chamber,” Szilard Demeter, ministerial commissioner and head of the Petofi Literary Museum in Budapest, wrote in an opinion Saturday in the pro-government Origo media outlet.

From Washington Post