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Vilnius

American

[vil-nee-oos] / ˈvɪl niˌʊs /

noun

a city in and the capital of Lithuania, in the SE part: formerly in the Soviet Union and earlier in Poland.

Vilnius British

/ ˈvɪlnɪʊs /

noun

Russian name: Vilna. Polish name: Wilno. the capital of Lithuania: passed to Russia in 1795; under Polish rule (1920–39); university (1578); an industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 544 000 (2005 est)

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A drone flying toward the Lithuanian capital Vilnius the following day prompted air-raid alerts in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Vladislav D admitted to handing four boxes containing the cushions and cosmetics to an "unknown man" in Vilnius, Lithuania, but he denied working for Russian intelligence.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Dovile Sakaliene, the former Defence Minister in Vilnius, remembers thinking the parcel plot was a wake-up call for Lithuania's allies.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

"I personally lived in Vilnius for five years. Honestly I was always sure that the next city I would move from Vilnius would be Minsk. But the situation is like it is," she said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The Russian Ambassador bought and presented him to Peter the Great who caused him to be baptized at Vilnius.

From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Henry Spalding

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