Christiania

[ kris-chee-an-ee-uh, -ah-nee-uh, kris-tee- ]

noun

1. former name of Oslo.
2. Skiing. Christie.

Christiania

/ ˌkrɪstɪˈɑːnɪə /

noun

1. a former name (1624–1877) of Oslo

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christiania¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

For more than 50 years, the hippy neighbourhood of Christiania has been a haven of counter-culture, in the very heart of the Danish capital Copenhagen.

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There were celebratory claps and cheers of "Christiania", as locals prised up heavy cobblestones and tossed them into wheelbarrows, one by one.

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A spokeswoman for Christiania's press group, she said: "We are very tired of people saying Pusher Street is Christiania. It is not."

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Though it's illegal in Denmark, cannabis has been sold openly in Christiania for decades.

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"For us hash is not the problem, it's the money in it," Mette Prag, a representative from the Freetown Christiania Foundation, told reporters.

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