Meanings
Vienna1
- The capital and largest city of Austria.
From several magnets combined von Hellenbach and Gessmann in Vienna constructed considerably stronger hypnoscopes, through which 66 per cent. of those examined showed the above mentioned sensitiveness […]
1889, Humboldt library of science, number 113, page 132 more examples
He designed several remarkable buildings in and around Vienna, like the factory for the Zacherl family’s insecticide business, a striking polychromed brick building with pointed arches, minarets and a dome, explicitly Islamic in style.
2007 July 8, Christopher Gray, “Beyond Decay, a Fantastical Three-Story Concoction”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2021Located 260km (161 miles) west of Vienna, Fucking has in recent years become a popular stop-off point for tourists, particularly from English-speaking countries, who snap pictures of themselves by the signposts at the entrance and exit to the village and post them on social media.
2020 November 26, Philip Oltermann in Berlin, “Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2021Synonyms: Wien
- A locale in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Dooly County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Illinois.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Scott County, Indiana.
- A town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- A town in Dorchester County, Maryland.
- A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Erie Township, Monroe County, Michigan.
- A minor city, the county seat of Maries County, Missouri.
- A township in Rock County, Minnesota.
- A town in Oneida County, New York.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Trumbull County, Ohio.
- A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
- A town in Fairfax County, Virginia.
- A city in Wood County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A female given name.
Vienna2
- Ancient name of Vienne: a city in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
The importance of Vienna to Caesar in the prosecution of his Gallic Wars can hardly be exaggerated. [...] Vienna now received its title of 'Colonia Julia Viennensis,' and became the first 'Caput' oft he Roman roads leading over the Alps into Gallia Transalpina.
1898, W. H. Hall, The Romans on the Riviera and the Rhone: A Sketch of the Conquest of Liguria and the Roman Province, London, page 134
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe capital and largest city of Austria.
proper nounA state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria.
proper nounThe Austrian government.
Origin
Vienna · proper noun
- Vulgar Latin*Vedunia
- Proto-Celtic*widus“wood”
- Old High GermanWienna
- Middle High GermanWienne
- GermanWien
- Medieval LatinVienna
- EnglishVienna
From Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, from German Wien, Middle High German Wienne, and Old High German Wienna, probably from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”) via unattested Vulgar Latin *Vedunia. Doublet of Wien.
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Full word history & related roots →Vienna · proper noun
- Classical LatinVienna
- EnglishVienna
Learned borrowing from Classical Latin Vienna, further etymology uncertain. Doublet of Vienne.
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Afrikaans Wene
- Wenecapital of Austria
Arabic فِيِينَا, فِيِنَّا
- فِيِينَا (fiyīnā)capital of Austria
- فِيِنَّا (fiyinnā)capital of Austria
- ڤِيِينَا (viyīnā)capital of Austria
- ڤِيِنَّا (viyinnā)capital of Austria
Basque Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Bengali ভিয়েনা
- ভিয়েনা (bhiẏena)capital of Austria
Bulgarian Вие́на
- Вие́на (Viéna)capital of Austria
Catalan Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Chinese Cantonese 維也納 /维也纳
- 維也納 /维也纳 (wai⁴ jaa⁵ naap⁶)capital of Austria
Chinese Mandarin 維也納 /维也纳
- 維也納 /维也纳 (Wéiyěnà)capital of Austria
Czech Vídeň
- Vídeňcapital of Austria
Danish Wien
- Wiencapital of Austria
Dutch Wenen
- Wenencapital of Austria
Esperanto Vieno
- Vienocapital of Austria
Estonian Viin
- Viincapital of Austria
Finnish Wien
- Wiencapital of Austria
French Vienne, Vienne
- Viennecapital of Austria
- Vienneancient name of Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France — see also Vienne
German Wien
- Wiencapital of Austria
Greek Βιέννη, Βιένη
- Βιέννη (Viénni)capital of Austria
- Βιένη (Viéni)capital of Austria
Hawaiian Wiena
- Wienacapital of Austria
Hebrew וִינָה
- וִינָה (vína)capital of Austria
Hindi वियना
- वियना (viynā)capital of Austria
Hungarian Bécs
- Bécscapital of Austria
Icelandic Vín, Vínarborg
- Víncapital of Austria
- Vínarborgcapital of Austria
Indonesian Wina
- Winacapital of Austria
Irish Vín
- Víncapital of Austria
Italian Vienna
- Viennacapital of Austria
Japanese ウィーン
- ウィーン (Wīn)capital of Austria
Korean 빈, 비엔나
- 빈capital of Austria
- 비엔나 (Bienna)capital of Austria
- 윈 (win)capital of Austria
Latin Vienna, Vindobona
- Viennacapital of Austria
- Vindobonacapital of Austria
- Viennaancient name of Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France — see also Vienne
Latvian Vīne
- Vīnecapital of Austria
Lithuanian Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Malay Vienna
- Viennacapital of Austria
Norwegian Bokmål Wien
- Wiencapital of Austria
Persian وین
- وین (Viyan)capital of Austria
Polish Wiedeń
- Wiedeńcapital of Austria
Portuguese Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Romanian Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Russian Ве́на
- Ве́на (Véna)capital of Austria
Slovak Viedeň
- Viedeňcapital of Austria
Spanish Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Swedish Wien
- Wiencapital of Austria
Tagalog Viena
- Vienacapital of Austria
Thai เวียนนา
- เวียนนา (wiian-naa)capital of Austria
Turkish Viyana, Beç
- Viyanacapital of Austria
- Beçcapital of Austria
Ukrainian Ві́день
- Ві́день (Vídenʹ)capital of Austria
Urdu ویانا
- ویانا (viyanā)capital of Austria
Vietnamese Viên
- Viêncapital of Austria
Welsh Fienna
- Fiennacapital of Austria
Yiddish ווין
- ווין (vin)capital of Austria
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Vienna
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Cite this entry
Vienna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vienna
“Vienna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vienna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vienna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vienna.
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