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Viva is an acclamation or salutation that comes from Latin. It still has a meaning in neo-Latin languages in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian which means "Long live... !" (or more literally "Live!").
In the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian this word is present in the conjugation of the verb Vivir, Viver and Vivere (to live) respectively as third person imperative ("viva") and as the first three person of the conjunctive ("che egli viva").
It can also refer to:
- Viva, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
- Vive, Viva, a Romance language expression
- Viva voce, a defense in presenting an academic thesis
- Viva Air, a Dominican airline
- Trilogy Dominicana (Viva), a Dominican mobile network operator
- Viva Air (Spain), a Spain airline overtaken by flag carrier Iberia
- VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication company in Bahrain
- Viva Rapid Transit, a bus transit system in Ontario, Canada
- Viva Hotels and Resorts, a chain of hotels in Majorca and Menorca
- IBM ViVA, Virtual Vector Architecture by IBM
- Vauxhall Viva, a 1960s brand of automobile by Opel
- Chevrolet Viva, a brand of automobile
- Perodua Viva, a brand of automobile
- Viva, a brand of BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
- Viva Palestina, a British-based registered charity to the Gaza Strip
- Viva, a diminutive of the Russian male first name Aviv and the female first name Aviva
Politics
- Viva!, Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals
Arts and entertainment
- Viva (actress), a Warhol "superstar"
- Viva La Vida, an iconic artwork by Frida Kahlo, the title meaning (Long Live Life)
- Viva Las Vegas, a 1964 film starring Elvis Presley
- Viva Entertainment, a Filipino media company
- VIVA Films, a Philippine film outfit
- VIVA Cinema, a former 24 movie and general entertainment
- VIVA Prime Channel, a 24 sports and entertainment which is now replaced by Pinoy Extreme
- Viva TV (Philippines), a 24 general entertainment
- VIVA (TV station), originally a German music television network now available throughout Europe
- Viva (UK and Ireland), a British music and entertainment channel that replaced TMF on 26 October 2009
- Viva, a former name of the Canadian television speciality channel Oprah Winfrey Network
- Canal Viva, a Globosat TV channel
- Viva Media, an interactive entertainment company based in New York City
- Viva (film), a 2007 film directed by Anna Biller
- Viva la Bam, an MTV production TV show, following skater Bam Margera and his friends, the "CKY crew"
- Viva 963, a former UK radio channel
- Viva, a presentation after a completion of a project or research, where the markers questions your findings closely.
- VIVA, an Israeli television channel
Music
- Viva Records (U.S.), subsidiary of Snuff Garrett Records
- Viva Records (Philippines), a Philippine record label
- Viva (band), an Indian pop band
- Viva (UK band), a 1990s British band, part of the Romo movement
Albums
- Viva (Xmal Deutschland album)
- Viva (La Düsseldorf album)
- Viva (Bananarama album)
- Viva! (Roxy Music album)
- Viva! (Jimsaku album)
- Viva Hate, an album by Morrissey
- Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, an album by Coldplay
- ¡Viva la Cobra!, an album by Cobra Starship
Songs
- "Viva!/Victory", a song by bond
- "Viva! / Wintersun", a song by bond
- "Viva Forever", a 1998 song by Spice Girls from Spiceworld
- "Viva la Vida", a song by Coldplay
- "Viva La White Girl", a song by Gym Class Heroes' from As Cruel As School Children
- Viva!, a song by bond from Explosive: The Best of bond
Games and sports
- VIVA World Cup, an international football tournament organized by the NFB
- Viva Kerala, a professional football club based in Kerala, India
- Viva Piñata, a computer game for the Xbox 360 games console
Publishing
- Viva (magazine), an adult woman's magazine that premiered in 1973
- Viva! (magazine), a Canadian news magazine aimed at the Hispanic community
- Viva (Canadian magazine), a magazine focusing on holistic medicine
- Viva (Dutch magazine), a Dutch weekly magazine for women
- VIVA (TV station)