Vilnius

American  

[vil-nee-oos] / ˈvɪl niˌʊs /

noun

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

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Vilnius British  

/ ˈvɪlnɪʊs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The first time Suranovas tried to pick up the parcels - from an Airbnb in Vilnius - he failed to find the flat.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

A little more than 35 years ago, on Jan. 13, 1991, Mr. Landsbergis was hunkered down in the Lithuanian parliament in Vilnius in a bulletproof vest waiting for Soviet forces to storm the building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

In Vilnius, Zelensky was taking part in a ceremony to commemorate the 1863 uprising in Poland and Lithuania against Tsarist Russia.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

"This week alone, the Russians have launched more than 1,700 attack drones, over 1,380 guided aerial bombs, and 69 missiles of various types," the president said as he arrived in Vilnius.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Lithuania     benefits from its ice-free port at Klaipeda on the Baltic Sea and its rail     and highway hub at Vilnius, which provides land communication between     Eastern Europe and Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and Belarus.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency