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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

/ ˈɪɪʊ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Officials in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, have unveiled an evacuation plan that would be used in the event of an invasion of the city.

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On Sunday, soldiers, military commanders and Lithuania's defence minister attended a mass that was held in the capital city, Vilnius.

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Lithuanian prosecutors say Russia's military intelligence service GRU was behind an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in the Baltic state's capital Vilnius last year.

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She takes the hour-long train into her company's Vilnius office once a week, where she uses a car-sharing service to drive herself to client meetings throughout the day.

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As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted.

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