Oslo

American  

[oz-loh, os-, oos-loo] / ˈɒz loʊ, ˈɒs-, ˈʊs lʊ /

noun

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

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Oslo British  

/ 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)

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Oslo Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

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Oslo

Then came her harrowing escape from the country on the way to Oslo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In the meantime, Norway's capital Oslo banned the glasses in schools this week as the government mulls regulating their use and considers a ban on features that enable facial recognition in public.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The work was led by scientists in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo and was published in Nature Neuroscience.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

After Harald's death was announced early on Friday, crowds amassed at the royal palace in Oslo, laying flowers and flags, some mourners visibly in tears.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Then she would retire to her cabin, where she stayed groaning and trembling until the ship was firmly tied up at the quayside in Oslo harbour the next day.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl