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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.


noun

  • Viennese
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Vienna.

Viennese British  
/ ˌvɪəˈniːz /

adjective

  1. 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

  1. 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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of Viennese

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

Example Sentences

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Dudamel opened with a Latinized version of Strauss’ “Tritsch-Tratsch Polka,” with which he once astonished the Viennese at their traditional New Year’s concert, and repeated Romero’s “Fuga.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

My stomach was in knots as I pictured myself clad in a lemon chiffon dress looking like a dollop of meringue, doing the Viennese waltz — something resembling a Centrum Silver commercial.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Eurovision 2026 executive producer Michael Kroen said they had drawn on classic Viennese coffee house culture to build the show.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

For a traditional Viennese lunch, Plachutta is a classic.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Of all his impressionable Viennese pupils, none embraced this dismantling of tonality quite as enthusiastically as Arnold Schoenberg.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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