Kristiania
Britishnoun
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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
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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.
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"From Kristiania; Kule has inherited this house, and folks say living is cheap here."
From In God's Way A Novel by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
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)
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
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