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

Ryanair, one of Europe’s most popular budget airlines, had almost reached its destination of Vilnius on Sunday night, when a Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet sped towards it in mid-air, and ordered its pilots to divert to the country’s capital Minsk.

From Time

The plane was far closer to its destination Vilnius than it was to Minsk, when it made a sudden turn South towards the Belarus capital.

From Time

They’re considering sanctions after fighter jets forced a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk, where police arrested Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich.

From Quartz

From her headquarters in Vilnius, Tikhanovskaya and other activists have spent months plotting how to force Lukashenko out of power, and to seek help from Western officials.

From Time

Later, Parliament President David Sassoli addressed about 20 journalists in a small conference room, along with opposition leaders from Belarus—who had flown in from Warsaw, Vilnius, and other EU cities.

From Fortune

Suggest Warsaw, Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn keep an eye out for masked men with guns wearing camouflage and no military insignia.

From The Daily Beast

In the months leading up to the Vilnius Summit, there were no statements from the White House, no real backup plans from Brussels.

From The Daily Beast

Last September, Putin paid a visit to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, three months before the Vilnius Summit.

From The Daily Beast

In many ways, by the time it arrived on November 28, the Vilnius Summit had already become arbitrary.

From The Daily Beast

Odessa was never renowned, like a Cracow or Vilnius, as a center of Jewish scholarship or culture.

From The Daily Beast