Vienne

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proper noun

A town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Similar
ViennaCouncil of Vienne
OriginFrench Vienne ← Classical Latin Vienna →
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Meanings

Vienne1

proper noun
  1. A town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Synonyms: Vienna

Vienne2

proper noun
  1. error lua execA left tributary of the Loire in southwest France, flowing through the departments of Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Indre-et-Loire.
  2. error lua execA department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Capital and largest city: Poitiers.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Similar
Vienna

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy

Similar
Council of Vienne
Broader
council
Also see
ingrandes-sur-vienne

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Vienne · proper noun

  1. Classical LatinVienna
  2. FrenchVienne
  3. EnglishVienne

Borrowed from French Vienne, from Classical Latin Vienna, further etymology uncertain. Doublet of Vienna.

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Vienne · proper noun

  1. FrenchVienne
  2. EnglishVienne

Borrowed from French Vienne, possibly from *vig-, with a pre-Celtic suffix -ara (see Vienne (affluent de la Loire)#Étymologie on French Wikipedia). The department was named after the river.

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Translations

Catalan Viena del Delfinat, Viena
  • Viena del Delfinatcity in Isère, France
  • Vienadepartment of France
French Vienne, Vienne
  • Viennecity in Isère, France
  • Vienneriver in France
  • Viennedepartment of France
German Vienne
  • Viennedepartment of France
Italian Vienne
  • Viennedepartment of France
Japanese ヴィエンヌ, ヴィエンヌ
  • ヴィエンヌ (Viennu)city in Isère, France
  • ヴィエンヌ (Viennu)department of France
Korean 비엔, 비엔주
  • 비엔city in Isère, France
  • 비엔주 (Bien-ju)department of France
Spanish Vienne, Viena
  • Viennedepartment of France
  • Vienadepartment of France

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

envein
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APA

Vienne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vienne

MLA

“Vienne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vienne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vienne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vienne.

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