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Vilnius
[ vil-nee-oos ]
noun
- a city in and the capital of Lithuania, in the SE part: formerly in the Soviet Union and earlier in Poland.
Vilnius
/ ˈɪɪʊ /
noun
- 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
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.
On Sunday, soldiers, military commanders and Lithuania's defence minister attended a mass that was held in the capital city, Vilnius.
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.
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.
As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted.
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