Oslo

[ oz-loh, os-; Norwegian oos-loo ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.

Oslo

/ ˈɒzləʊ; ˈuslu /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Norway, in the southeast at the head of Oslo Fjord (an inlet of the Skagerrak): founded in about 1050; university (1811); a major commercial and industrial centre, producing about a quarter of Norway's total output. Pop: 521 886 (2004 est) Former name1624–1877Christiania1877–1924Kristiania

Oslo

1. Capital of Norway and largest city in the country, located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast; Norway's main port and chief commercial, industrial, and transportation center.

Example Sentences

“A turning point in my life was when I watched the movie Titanic,” Yeonmi told the audience at the Oslo Freedom Forum.

From The Daily Beast

Eventually, Rawashda moved to Oslo, one of the most progressive cities in the world.

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“The Palestinians under Oslo are obligated to do everything they can,” he said.

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A few years later, though, when my Jerusalemite husband and I moved temporarily to the U.S., Oslo was already in tatters.

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Oslo was an “elite political process” that did not involve or influence locals on the ground to support change, he said.

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Among others the founder of Oslo (p. 95) had in that realm gotten enormous riches.

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An ancient town named Oslo occupied the site in the middle of the eleventh century.

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The wedding was finally celebrated with much splendor in Oslo in 1312.

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The Danes burned Oslo in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Swedes.

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The queen-dowager betook herself to Oslo with her daughter, intending thence to proceed to Sweden, where she owned large estates.

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