Vienna

[vee-en-uh]

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.

Vienna

/ 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)

Vienna

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.

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

Sinner retired after suffering from cramps at the Shanghai Masters three weeks ago but has yet to drop a set during his run to the final in Vienna, where he triumphed in 2023.

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Austrian officials insist the brittle object is too delicate to move from its perch in Vienna’s renowned Weltmuseum.

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When the Nazis chased Freud out of Vienna, he carefully packed each of his treasures and shipped them to London.

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Nature Friends is a branch of Naturfreunde, founded in 1895 by social democrats to enrich the lives of factory workers in Vienna.

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Jannik Sinner cruised to victory over Daniel Altmaier in his first-round match in Vienna on Wednesday as he returned to action for the first time since hobbling out of the Shanghai Masters.

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