Oslo
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Formerly Christiania.
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How to use Oslo in a sentence
Hammer said that he will participate remotely from a TV studio in Oslo, where he lives.
China’s Oscars boycott mixes politics with push to curb Hollywood dominance | Lyric Li, Steven Zeitchik | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe sport with its graceful kick-and-glide technique remained static until the 1982 World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway, when a lone American, Bill Koch—still the only American man to win an Olympic medal in the sport—made a breakthrough.
At the end, the nonprofit — an arm of the large Oslo-based media monitoring company Meltwater — will back these founders’ dreams with seed capital with the intent of scaling their ideas internationally.
He’s an environmental scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research in Oslo.
Camels have been dying after mistaking plastic for food | Asher Jones | January 15, 2021 | Science News For StudentsGroups such as the World Health Organization, the Oslo-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are working to ensure that coverage extends beyond the developed world.
These countries aren’t waiting for a U.S., China, or U.K. COVID vaccine | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 26, 2020 | Fortune
“A turning point in my life was when I watched the movie Titanic,” Yeonmi told the audience at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State | Lizzie Crocker | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEventually, Rawashda moved to Oslo, one of the most progressive cities in the world.
“The Palestinians under Oslo are obligated to do everything they can,” he said.
A few years later, though, when my Jerusalemite husband and I moved temporarily to the U.S., Oslo was already in tatters.
Oslo was an “elite political process” that did not involve or influence locals on the ground to support change, he said.
Diplomats from Around the World Join Forces to Train Young Israeli, Palestinian Leaders | Lauren Gelfond Feldinger | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmong others the founder of Oslo (p. 95) had in that realm gotten enormous riches.
Capitals of the Northlands | Ian C. HannahAn ancient town named Oslo occupied the site in the middle of the eleventh century.
Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia | Maturin M. BallouThe wedding was finally celebrated with much splendor in Oslo in 1312.
The Story of Norway | Hjalmar H. BoyesenThe Danes burned Oslo in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Swedes.
The Story of Norway | Hjalmar H. BoyesenThe queen-dowager betook herself to Oslo with her daughter, intending thence to proceed to Sweden, where she owned large estates.
The Story of Norway | Hjalmar H. Boyesen
British Dictionary definitions for Oslo
/ (ˈɒzləʊ, Norwegian ˈuslu) /
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 name: (1624–1877) Christiania, (1877–1924) Kristiania
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Cultural definitions for Oslo
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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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