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Vilnius

American

[vil-nee-oos] / ˈvɪl niˌʊs /

noun

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

Vilnius British

/ ˈvɪlnɪʊs /

noun

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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Lithuania's president and prime minister were forced to take shelter on Tuesday, when a drone alert caused the capital Vilnius to come to a standstill.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

"I personally lived in Vilnius for five years. Honestly I was always sure that the next city I would move from Vilnius would be Minsk. But the situation is like it is," she said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 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

Having taken refuge in Vilnius, she gave birth to a daughter and now works for the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an organisation founded by Navalny that investigates alleged wrongdoing among Russia's elites.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

It casts in doubt the wisdom of the Vilnius Group's American gambit.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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