vienna
/viˈɛ.nə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A locale in the United States:
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A locale in the United States:
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Example Sentences
- "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 […]"
- "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."
- "Located 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."
- "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."
Etymology
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.