Vienna
pronunciation
How to pronounce Vienna in British English:
UK [viˈenə]
How to pronounce Vienna in American English:
US [viˈɛnə]
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- Noun:
- the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
Word Origin
- Vienna
- capital of Austria, Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish vindo- "white," from Celtic *vindo- (cognates: Old Irish find, Welsh gwyn "white;" see Gwendolyn) + bona "foundation, fort." The "white" might be a reference to the river flowing through it. Related: Viennese.
Example
- 1. I escaped to vienna with the help of friends .
- 2. Or a tenor in vienna 's opera house ?
- 3. Vienna makes me feel alive .
- 4. Vienna musters several arguments in its defence .
- 5. Vienna isn 't shy about its love for christmas .