Vienna
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- proper noun
- /viˈɛnə/
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Viena
- She could have played at Musikverein in Vienna.
- Vienna, Austria
- city of Vienna
- University of Vienna
And this has been in India, in Vietnam, in Vienna, even in Washington, DC.
- And this has been in India, in Vietnam, in Vienna, even in Washington, DC.
- We took a train to Vienna with a suitcase full of cash.
- He agreed to meet with with Khrushchev in Vienna early on in his term.
- And we came home from that Vienna trip and I had that jersey framed.
- All of these cities, of course, were Roman cities, London, Paris, Vienna and Barcelona.
Examples
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We took a train to Vienna with a suitcase full of cash.
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I would rather be free to walk about Vienna and go to work.
Fiction book (1991) -
I wish to leave for Vienna and visit my children.
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Did you show up in Vienna that December ?
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In my home town, Vienna, my family is famous for one thing: business.
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All in all, he was away from Vienna for about two weeks.
Academic text (1999) -
But his first view of Vienna inspired a hope such as he had never known.
Fiction book (1990) -
Everything happening was happening in Vienna, and that's where she was headed, just as she had planned.
Fiction book (1991) -
In January of 1993, I journeyed to Vienna to present a series of workshops.
Academic text (1999) -
Last summer, I traveled to Vienna to explore its beautiful architecture and rich history.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Vienna comes from the old name Vindobona, made of windo- 'white' and bona 'settlement'. Over time Vindobona became German Wien and then English Vienna, so the name originally meant a 'bright' or 'fair town', which explains its long history as an important riverside city.