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Kristiania

British  
/ ˌkrɪstɪˈɑːnɪə /

noun

  1. a former name (1877–1924) of Oslo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The man is a young Norwegian writer of the last century who lives alone in Kristiania and suffers the fearful anguish of alienation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Smart international yachting folk who have sailed up the pine-fringed Kristiania Fjord to the capital of Norway, Oslo, will remember Castle Oskarshal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Henry IV remained popular in Norway, although from February 8, 1885 to February 10, 1910 it was not given in Kristiania.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

Through the efforts of Hansteen and the kindliness and largemindedness of Kringen and his Socialistic comrades, I spoke before the Socialistic League of Youth in their hall in Kristiania.

From Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature by Goldman, Emma

Kristiania, the capital of Norway, is the export market of the fish and lumber products.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

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