Wilno
Americannoun
noun
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After the war, the family settled in Wilno—now Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, but at the time a majority-Polish city.
From The New Yorker
Before the war Vilnius - Wilno to give it its Polish name, Vilna in the days of Russian imperial rule - was a part of northeast Poland.
From Reuters
Police said all the victims in the shooting in Wilno were women.
From Washington Post
In this year he became the leader of a considerable literary movement in Wilno.
From Project Gutenberg
A few weeks ago a very fine ballad was given me at Wilno—an historical one....
From Project Gutenberg
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