wiener
[wee-ner]
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Also wie·ner·wurst [wee-ner-wurst, -woo rst] /ˈwi nərˌwɜrst, -ˌwʊərst/.
Origin of wiener
1865–70, Americanism; < German, short for Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
Wiener
[wee-ner]
- Norbert,1894–1964, U.S. mathematician: pioneer in cybernetics.
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Examples from the Web for wiener
Contemporary Examples
The Wiener Montags Journal complained, "Vienna has no nightlife, the Viennese are asleep by ten."
And Wiener announced on Thursday her intent to take a “little twit-cation.”
Historical Examples
When the plot was discovered the conspirators were executed in 1671 at Wiener Neustadt.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1Henry Baerlein
Klemencic, Wiener Sitzungsberichte (Denkschrift), 1888, vol.
On Laboratory ArtsRichard Threlfall
The most popular of these institutions is the Wiener Bankverein.
Current History, A Monthly MagazineNew York Times
Hirsch did not fail to make use of his opportunity in the Wiener Zeitung.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)Florence May
The interpretation given by Wiener seems the most reasonable.
A Manual for Teaching Biblical HistoryEugene Kohn
wiener
wienerwurst (ˈwiːnəˌwɜːst)
- US and Canadian a kind of smoked beef or pork sausage, similar to a frankfurterAlso called: wienie, weenie (ˈwiːnɪ)
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Word Origin
C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
Wiener
- Norbert (ˈnɔːbət). 1894–1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics
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Word Origin and History for wiener
n.
1904, shortening of wienerwurst (1889), from German Wiener "of Vienna" (from Wien "Vienna," from Latin Vindo-bona, from Gaulish vindo-, from Celt. vindo- "white;" cf. Old Irish find, Welsh gwyn "white;" see Gwendolyn) + Wurst "sausage." Clipped form wienie is attested from 1911. Extensive pejorative senses developed from its penis-like shape.
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