Vienne
Americannoun
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a city in SE France, on the Rhone River, S of Lyons: Roman ruins.
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a department in W France. 2,720 sq. mi. (7,045 sq. km). Poitiers.
noun
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a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Poitiers. Pop: 402 555 (2003 est). Area: 7044 sq km (2747 sq miles)
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Ancient name: Vienna. a town in SE France, on the River Rhône: extensive Roman remains
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a river in SW central France, flowing west and north to the Loire below Chinon. Length: over 350 km (200 miles)
Example Sentences
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Satrapi studied in Austria for four years as a teenager at the prestigious Lycée Français de Vienne.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Recently she booked a one-night stay in Vienne, France so she could go to a concert.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
But rarely does Vienne treat this dance music as dance music, allowing the cast to catch up to its rhythms, even with the footwork-less noodling of ravers.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
“Every place was crazy,” Vienne said in a recent video interview from Austria, where she was vacationing.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
In the earliest age of Christianity, at Vienne, Lyons, and Tournus, those whom the church honours under the common name of the martyrs of Vienne, sealed their faith with their blood.
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby
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