Viennese

American  

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

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna.

   a Viennese waltz; a Viennese caf é.

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noun

plural

Viennese

1. a native or inhabitant of Vienna.

Viennese British  

/ ˌvɪəˈniːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Vienna

Etymology

Origin of Viennese

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

Example Sentences

Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also did their show dance to Human by The Killers, and a Viennese Waltz to Somebody to Love by Queen.

From BBC

Now, suddenly, he was handed a microphone and enlisted as a simultaneous translator for Karel Lamač’s uproarious Jazz Age comedy about a proper Viennese girl who goes wild as a flapper.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Barron's

In Vienna, it tasted like history, although a Viennese couple next to me in standing room complained of artificiality.

From Los Angeles Times