Kaunas

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊnəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kounäs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Kau•nas  (kounäs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in S central Lithuania. 370,000. Russian, Kovno. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kaunas / ˈkaʊnəs/
  1. a city in central Lithuania at the confluence of the Neman and Viliya Rivers: ceded by Poland to Russia in 1795; became the provisional capital of Lithuania (1920–40); incorporated into the Soviet Union 1944–91; university (1922). Pop: 364 000 (2005 est)
    Russian name: Kovno
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