Viennese

American

[vee-uh-neez, -nees] / ˌvi əˈniz, -ˈnis /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna.

a Viennese waltz; a Viennese caf é.

noun

plural

Viennese

a native or inhabitant of Vienna.

Viennese British

/ ˌvɪəˈniːz /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

a native or inhabitant of Vienna

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Viennese

First recorded in 1830–40; Vienn(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

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He mentioned another guy, who is now in my prologue, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a Viennese aristocrat who was inspirational to Hitler at a given moment in Hitler’s youth.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

There are also early songs by Alexander Zemlinsky, Alma Mahler and Erich Korngold, members of the Viennese musical elite circa 1900 and, like Weill, ultimately emigrés to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

A man walked into a Viennese gallery one day in the summer of 2023 looking to sell a Gustav Klimt painting.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

We can see him doing the Viennese Waltz already.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

She takes up residence inside him, a living doppelgiinger to face down the dead Viennese girl who haunts him every night.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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