Christiania

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English

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Etymology

Named for Christian IV of Denmark

Proper noun

Christiania

  1. A former name of Oslo

Danish

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Proper noun

Christiania

  1. A region of Copenhagen considering itself to be independent from the state of Denmark
  2. (historical) Alternative spelling of Kristiania (former name of Oslo)
    • 1900, Norge i det nittende aarhundrede: Tekst og billeder af norske forfattere og kunstnere:
      Da Norges Bank 1816 blev stiftet ved tvungne Bidrag, blev som bekjendt Throndhjem dens Hovedsæde, vistnok paa Grund af Jalousien mellem Bergen og Christiania, af hvilke ingen undte den anden denne Ære og Fordel.
      When the bank of Norway was founded in 1816 by mandatory contributions, its seat was, as is known, Trondheim, I believe because of the jealousy between Bergen and Christiania, of which neither one would let the other have this honour and advantage.
    • 1871, Carl Theodor Sørensen, Kampen om Norge i aarene 1813 og 1814: Et bidrag til de nordiske rigers krigshistorie, page 368:
      For at faae dem tilbage, sendtes i Februar 1816 Kommandeurkapitain C. A. Rothe til Christiania.
      To get them back, commander-captain C. A. Rothe was sent to Christiania in the february of 1816.

Synonyms

  • (area of Copenhagen): Staden (informal)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Named after Christian IV of Denmark (Christian IV av Danmark og Norge)

Proper noun

Christiania

  1. (historical) the name given to Oslo, Norway between 1624 and 1925, alternatively spelt Kristiania from 1877 to 1925.

Norwegian Nynorsk

 Christiania on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Oslo on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Etymology

Named after Christian IV of Denmark (Kristian IV av Danmark-Noreg)

Proper noun

Christiania

  1. (historical) the name given to Oslo, Norway between 1624 and 1925, alternatively spelt Kristiania from 1877 to 1925.
  2. the autonomous area in Copenhagen
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