Christiania

[ kris-chee-an-ee-uh, -ah-nee-uh, kris-tee- ]

/ ˌkrɪs tʃiˈæn i ə, -ˈɑ ni ə, ˌkrɪs ti- /

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noun

former name of Oslo.

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Origin of Christiania

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby Christiania

Christian Democracy, Christian Democrat, Christian Democratic Party, Christian Endeavor, Christian Era, Christiania, Christianism, Christianity, Christian IV, Christian IX, Christianize

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How to use Christiania in a sentence

Icla's father, who had suddenly been called to Tunis, returned with a collection of Arabian arms for his museum at Christiania.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
At the appointed time she left with her father for Christiania, and Spero followed them a few days later.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
My travelling companions, including my mother and a Norwegian woman going to Christiania, were more fortunate in this respect.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
He also became rector and president of the senate of the royal university of Christiania.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

However, we came along at a great pace, and arrived at Christiania about nine at night, after a first-rate passage.
Three in Norway|James Arthur Lees

British Dictionary definitions for Christiania

Christiania

/ (ˌkrɪstɪˈɑːnɪə) /

noun

a former name (1624–1877) of Oslo

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