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Vilnius

/ˈvɪlni.əs/

Vilnius proper noun: the capital and largest city of Lithuania.

vilnius: the capital and largest city of Lithuania
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Proper noun

Vilnius

  1. The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
  2. (metonymically) The Lithuanian government.
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Vilnius meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Vilnius in Hindi

capital of Lithuania
विल्नियस vilniyas

Vilnius in Tamil

capital of Lithuania
வில்னியஸ் vilṉiyas

Vilnius in Urdu

capital of Lithuania
ویلنیوس vilnyus

Vilnius in Bengali

capital of Lithuania
ভিলনিউস bhilonius, ভিলনিয়াস bhilniẏaś
More languagesFewer languages
Vilnius in Pashto
وېلنيوس welnyus
Vilnius in Arabic
فِيلْنْيُوس filnyūs
Vilnius in Malay
Vilnius
Vilnius in Indonesian
Vilnius
Vilnius in Persian
ویلنیوس vilnyus
Vilnius in Thai
วิลนีอุส wil-nii-ús
Vilnius in Vietnamese
Vin-ni-út

Origin of Vilnius

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

Words formed from Vilnius

Questions about Vilnius

What does Vilnius mean?
Vilnius means the capital and largest city of Lithuania.
What is Vilnius in Hindi?
Vilnius in Hindi is विल्नियस (vilniyas). See Vilnius meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Vilnius?
Vilnius is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Vilnius?
Vilnius is pronounced /ˈvɪlni.əs/.

Words near Vilnius in the dictionary

  1. Vilner
  2. Vilners
  3. Vilnian
  4. Vilnians
  5. Vilniansk
  6. Vilnius
  7. Vilniusite
  8. Vilniusites
  9. Vilnohirsk
  10. vilobelimab
  11. vilomah

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