Vilnius

[ vil-nee-oos ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Lithuania, in the SE part: formerly in the Soviet Union and earlier in Poland.

Vilnius

/ ˈvɪlnɪʊs /

noun

1. the capital of Lithuania: passed to Russia in 1795; under Polish rule (1920–39); university (1578); an industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 544 000 (2005 est) Russian nameVilnaˈvilna Polish nameWilno

Example Sentences

That means journey times from Tallinn to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, will be massively reduced, from at least 12 hours now to under four.

From BBC

That came after Lithuania allowed Taiwan’s de-facto embassy in Vilnius to bear the name Taiwan, instead of Taipei — Taiwan’s capital city — as preferred by Beijing.

From Seattle Times

In March this year - just weeks after Navalny suddenly died in a Russian prison colony - Volkov said his arm had been broken in an attack outside his home in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius.

From BBC

Mr Volkov was briefly hospitalised after the attack, which took place as he arrived at his home in Vilnius by car on 12 March.

From BBC

Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in exile.

From Seattle Times