vienna

Definition of vienna in English English dictionary: A town in Virginia in the United States; The capital of Austria; {i} capital of Austria; the capital city of Austria, famous as a centre for music since the 18th century, and the home of many famous composers, including Mozart and Beethoven. German Wien City (pop., 2001: 1,550,123; metro. area, 1,825,287), capital of Austria. Located on the Danube River, it was founded by the Celts; it became a Roman military station in the 1st century BC. Ruled by many including the Franks in the 6th century AD and the Magyars in the 10th century Vienna was an important trade centre during the Crusades. It was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire (1558-1806), of the Austrian (and Habsburg) Empire (1806-67), and of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918. In 1814-15 it was the seat of the Congress of Vienna. The administrative centre of German Austria (1938-45), it was frequently bombed during World War II by the Allies, and the city was taken by Soviet troops in 1945. It was under joint Soviet-Western Allied occupation from 1945 to 1955. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the U.S. and Soviet Union took place in Vienna in the 1970s. The commercial and industrial centre of Austria, it also is a cultural centre renowned for its architecture and music. It was the birthplace of the composers Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss (the Younger), and Arnold Schoenberg, and the home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, and Gustav Mahler. It also was the home of Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Josef Hoffmann. Vienna is the headquarters of many international organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN Industrial Development Organization, and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Vienna Circle Vienna Congress of Vienna Siege of Vienna University of Vienna Workshops; the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
Vienna loaf: an oval shaped loaf of bread with slits cut obliquely on the top
Vienna loaves: plural form of Vienna loaf
Vienna roll: Kaiser roll
Vienna sausage: The smoked link sausage type wiener (short for wienerwurst), associated with the Austrian capital Vienna
Spicy but delicate Vienna sausages are eaten with various dishes such as sauerkraut or as a snack on itself, with or without relish.
Vienna sausages: plural form of Vienna sausage
Vienna Circle: German Wiener Kreis Group of philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians formed in the 1920s that met regularly in Vienna to investigate scientific language and scientific method. It formed around Moritz Schlick (1882-1936), who taught at the University of Vienna; its members included Gustav Bergmann, Philipp Frank, Rudolf Carnap, Kurt Godel, Friedrich Waismann, Otto Neurath, Herbert Feigl, and Victor Kraft. The movement associated with the Circle has been called logical positivism. Its members' work was distinguished by their attention to the form of scientific theories, their formulation of a verifiability principle of meaning, and their espousal of a doctrine of unified science. The group dissolved after the Nazis invaded Austria in 1938
Vienna sausage: A small sausage resembling a frankfurter, often served as an hors d'oeuvre
vienna paste: A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; called also Vienna caustic
vienna sausage: short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off
Viennese: connected with Vienna as in Viennese cuisine, Viennese culture, Viennese music etc
goodnight Vienna: It's all over, nothing more can be done to save the situation
If the ship takes on any more water, it’ll be goodnight Vienna for us all.
Congress of Vienna: v. (1814-15) Assembly that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. The powers of the Quadruple Alliance had concluded the Treaty of Chaumont just before Napoleon's first abdication and agreed to meet later in Vienna. There they were joined by Bourbon France as a major participant and by Sweden and Portugal; many minor states also sent representatives. The principal negotiators were Klemens, prince von Metternich, representing Francis II (Austria); Alexander I (Russia); Frederick William III and Karl August, prince von Hardenberg (Prussia); Viscount Castlereagh (Britain); and Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand (France). The Congress reduced France to its 1789 borders. A new kingdom of Poland, under Russian sovereignty, was established. To check possible future aggression by France, its neighbours were strengthened: the kingdom of The Netherlands acquired Belgium, Prussia gained territory along the Rhine River, and the Italian kingdom acquired Genoa. The German states were joined loosely in a new German Confederation, subject to Austria's influence. For its part in the defeat of Napoleon, Britain acquired valuable colonies, including Malta, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ceylon. The Vienna settlement was the most comprehensive treaty that Europe had ever seen, and the configuration of Europe established at the congress lasted for more than 40 years
Siege of Vienna: v. (July 17-Sept. 12, 1683) Attempted capture of Vienna by Ottoman Turkey. On appeal from the Hungarian Calvinists to attack the Habsburg capital, the Turkish grand vizier, Kara Mustafa (1634-83), and his army of 150,000 laid siege to Vienna in July 1683, after capturing its outer fortifications. Pope Innocent XI convinced John III Sobieski of Poland to lead a combined army of 80,000 to relieve the siege. On Sept. 12, 1683, Sobieski, aided by Charles of Lorraine, led the attack from the surrounding hills and after 15 hours drove the Turks from their trenches around the city. Thousands were slaughtered or taken prisoner. The event marked the beginning of the decline of Turkish domination in eastern Europe
University of Vienna: v. State-financed university at Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1365 on the model of the University of Paris, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. It was reorganized in 1384, becoming particularly noted for its faculties of medicine, law, and theology. It was a centre of revolution during the uprising of 1848, when Metternich was forced from power. The modern university includes faculties of theology, social sciences and economics, medicine, sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences
Viennese: {i} native or resident of Vienna (Austria)
Viennese: An inhabitant or a resident of Vienna, and its suburbs
Viennese: {s} belonging to Vienna (Austria)
viennese: of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants
viennese: An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna
viennese: Of or pertaining to Vienna, or people of Vienna