Christiania

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

noun
  1. former name of Oslo.

  2. Skiing. Christie.

Origin of Christiania

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby Christiania

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How to use Christiania in a sentence

  • Icla's father, who had suddenly been called to Tunis, returned with a collection of Arabian arms for his museum at Christiania.

    Urania | Camille Flammarion
  • At the appointed time she left with her father for Christiania, and Spero followed them a few days later.

    Urania | Camille Flammarion
  • My travelling companions, including my mother and a Norwegian woman going to Christiania, were more fortunate in this respect.

    Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
  • He also became rector and president of the senate of the royal university of Christiania.

  • However, we came along at a great pace, and arrived at Christiania about nine at night, after a first-rate passage.

    Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees

British Dictionary definitions for Christiania

Christiania

/ (ˌkrɪstɪˈɑːnɪə) /


noun
  1. a former name (1624–1877) of Oslo

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