Oslo

[oz-loh, os-, oos-loo]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.

Oslo

/ ˈɒzləʊ, ˈuslu /

noun

1. Former name: Christiania.  Kristiania. the capital and chief port of Norway, in the southeast at the head of Oslo Fjord (an inlet of the Skagerrak): founded in about 1050; university (1811); a major commercial and industrial centre, producing about a quarter of Norway's total output. Pop: 521 886 (2004 est)

Oslo

1. Capital of Norway and largest city in the country, located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast; Norway's main port and chief commercial, industrial, and transportation center.

Example Sentences

This followed similar incidents around airports in the Norwegian capital Oslo, Copenhagen and other Danish cities.

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Announcing the recipient of the prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo on Friday, the awarding committee warned that "democracy is in retreat" across the world.

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“A public candidature and campaigning like the one that we have seen this year is highly unusual,” said Nina Graeger, the director of Peace Research Institute Oslo.

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It has felt the heat before; when the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo got the award in 2010, Beijing froze diplomatic ties with Oslo and imposed economic sanctions in a row that lasted six years.

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Copenhagen and Oslo airports were forced to close after unidentified drones were spotted near airport and military airspaces.

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