Vienna

American  

[vee-en-uh] / viˈɛn ə /

noun

1. German Wien.  a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube.

2. a city in NE Virginia.

3. a town in W West Virginia.

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Vienna British  

/ vɪˈɛnə /

noun

1. Latin name: Vindobona.  German name: Wien.  the capital and the smallest state of Austria, in the northeast on the River Danube: seat of the Hapsburgs (1278-1918); residence of the Holy Roman Emperor (1558–1806); withstood sieges by Turks in 1529 and 1683; political and cultural centre in the 18th and 19th centuries, having associations with many composers; university (1365). Pop: 1 590 242 (2003 est). Area: 1075 sq km (415 sq miles)

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Vienna Cultural  

1. Capital of Austria and largest city in the country, located in northeastern Austria on the south bank of the Danube River; Austria's leading cultural, economic, and political center.

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It is the home of composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Johann Strauss, the Younger.

During World War II, German troops occupied the city. It was badly damaged by bombing by the Allies, who controlled the city from 1945 to 1955.

Vienna was the capital of the Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire under the Hapsburgs, who ruled from 1278 to 1918.

Example Sentences

In one single unforgettable day—Friday, May 9, 1873—prices on the Vienna Stock Exchange plunged by 45%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"During the Late Cretaceous, atmospheric CO2 levels reached about 1,000 parts per million -- comparable to projections for the end of this century," says Prof. Michael Wagreich, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Vienna.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

A jury in Vienna found Ott, 63, guilty of having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Reynolds saved $300 on her upcoming trip to Vienna by booking a flight into Prague and then taking a $70 first-class train ride to her ultimate destination.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

He arrived in Vienna with a sore head and a foul temper—and quarreled with the botany examiner on the first day of the three-day test.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee