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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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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

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

They will say: "A great man is being buried down in Kristiania"; and when the news comes, it always corresponds with their statement.

From The Visionary Pictures From Nordland by Muir, Jessie

At the beginning of the next season, October 29, 1854, Much Ado About Nothing was introduced to Kristiania theater-goers under the title Blind Alarm.

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

South of Kristiania farming is the principal industry.

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

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