Kristiansand

American  

[kris-chuhn-sand, kris-tyahn-sahn] / ˈkrɪs tʃənˌsænd, ˌkrɪs tyɑnˈsɑn /

noun

1. a seaport in southern Norway.

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Kristiansand British  

/ kristianˈsan, ˈkrɪstʃənˌsænd /

noun

1. a port in S Norway, on the Skagerrak: shipbuilding. Pop: 75 280 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

She became principal guest conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland, in September 2017 and chief conductor of Norway’s Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra the following year.

From Seattle Times

In 2017, she became the principal guest of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, then the chief conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Norway a year later.

From New York Times

He sped his electric car farther south toward Kristiansand, where a large grid sends electricity around the country’s south and to Denmark.

From New York Times

Normally, however, Kristiansand is a lot busier: People hop on and off ferries from Denmark, just 2 to 3 hours away, and cargo ships come in, unloading large boxes of imported goods.

From Salon

Iliezski says there have been at least 20 cases at Kristiansand over the years in which he has had to euthanize animals — yet only one shows up in the customs reports Sollund compiled.

From Salon