Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to or characteristic of Vienna, Austria.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Vienna.
  • noun The variety of German spoken in Vienna.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to Vienna, the capital of the Austrian empire, situated on the Danube, or pertaining to its inhabitants.
  • An inhabitant or inhabitants of Vienna.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to Vienna, or the people of Vienna.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An inhabitant or a resident of Vienna, and its suburbs.
  • adjective connected with Vienna as in Viennese cuisine, Viennese culture, Viennese music etc

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants

Etymologies

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From Vienna +‎ -ese

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Examples

  • In Vienna, the far-right leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, more than doubled his vote to 27% following a xenophobic campaign that featured free computer games which involved firing at mosques, and calls for the city's "blood to remain Viennese".

    Economic gloom fuels far-right growth in Europe Ian Traynor 2010

  • Among the ongoing reconstructions was that of the meaning of sexual difference in Viennese society.

    Trafficking Materials and Gendered Experimental Practices: Radium Research in Early 20th Century Vienna 2007

  • Lanna realized he was referring to the Viennese Waltz being played on the piano.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • Lanna realized he was referring to the Viennese Waltz being played on the piano.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • Lanna realized he was referring to the Viennese Waltz being played on the piano.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • Lanna realized he was referring to the Viennese Waltz being played on the piano.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • I was familiar with the expression the Viennese used for anyone that came from the East of their border.

    Albanian Cognac Sylvia Petter 2012

  • She said, As an interesting contrast, in both the US and Canada, the term Viennese Buffet is sometimes used for a selection of desserts.

    2009 May | Baking Bites 2009

  • She said, As an interesting contrast, in both the US and Canada, the term Viennese Buffet is sometimes used for a selection of desserts.

    What is vienoisserie? | Baking Bites 2009

  • She said, As an interesting contrast, in both the US and Canada, the term Viennese Buffet is sometimes used for a selection of desserts.

    Baking Bites » Print » What is vienoisserie? 2009

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