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Vilnius

proper noun

  1. capital and largest city of Lithuania
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪlni.əs/ / /ˈvɪlnjəs/

name

Etymology: From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).

  1. The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
  2. The Lithuanian government.

    Owner David Yeh says his Little-One bar -- a homophone to Lithuania's Mandarin name "Litaowan" -- started getting more attention last year after Vilnius became the first EU government to donate vaccines.