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Wien.

Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/viːn/
  1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

    neuter · proper-noun
    Wien ist die Hauptstadt von Österreich.
  2. Vienna (a state of Austria)

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German Wiene, Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, Wēnia, probably from a Vulgar Latin *Vedunia, itself from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”). The Latin name Vindobona is probably not related at all, but at any rate cannot be the immediate source of the Old High German name.

name/viːn/
  1. Wien (a river in Austria, flowing through Vienna)

    definite · proper-noun · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German Wiene, Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, Wēnia, probably from a Vulgar Latin *Vedunia, itself from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”). The Latin name Vindobona is probably not related at all, but at any rate cannot be the immediate source of the Old High German name.

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