Vienna

[vee-en-uh]

noun

1. German Wien. a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube.

2. a city in NE Virginia.

3. a town in W West Virginia.

Vienna

/ vɪˈɛnə /

noun

1. Latin name: Vindobona. German name: Wien. the capital and the smallest state of Austria, in the northeast on the River Danube: seat of the Hapsburgs (1278-1918); residence of the Holy Roman Emperor (1558–1806); withstood sieges by Turks in 1529 and 1683; political and cultural centre in the 18th and 19th centuries, having associations with many composers; university (1365). Pop: 1 590 242 (2003 est). Area: 1075 sq km (415 sq miles)

Vienna

1. Capital of Austria and largest city in the country, located in northeastern Austria on the south bank of the Danube River; Austria's leading cultural, economic, and political center.

It is the home of composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Johann Strauss, the Younger.

During World War II, German troops occupied the city. It was badly damaged by bombing by the Allies, who controlled the city from 1945 to 1955.

Vienna was the capital of the Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire under the Hapsburgs, who ruled from 1278 to 1918.

Example Sentences

Abdelatty has previously said Egypt has the "right to respond and reciprocity" against countries that "failed to provide protection for Egyptian embassies in accordance with the Vienna Convention".

From BBC

A 16-year-old who helped to prepare a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year has avoided prison.

From BBC

The ministry stressed that since the 1961 Vienna Convention ambassadors were not permitted to interfere in a country's internal affairs.

From BBC

Locations from Geneva and Vienna to Budapest or Istanbul have all been mooted as possible venues.

From BBC

Salonen, who gets rivetingly precise playing from the Vienna Philharmonic, joins the two parts of Webern’s quiet, sparse Five Pieces for Orchestra, each tiny fragment singing volumes.

From Los Angeles Times