Kristiansand

[ kris-chuhn-sand; Norwegian kris-tyahn-sahn ]

noun

1. a seaport in southern Norway.

Kristiansand

/ kristianˈsan; ˈkrɪstʃənˌsænd /

noun

1. a port in S Norway, on the Skagerrak: shipbuilding. Pop: 75 280 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

She became principal guest conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland, in September 2017 and chief conductor of Norway’s Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra the following year.

From Seattle Times

In 2017, she became the principal guest of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, then the chief conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Norway a year later.

From New York Times

He sped his electric car farther south toward Kristiansand, where a large grid sends electricity around the country’s south and to Denmark.

From New York Times

Kristiansand is a small industrial city at the southern tip of Norway.

From Salon

Normally, however, Kristiansand is a lot busier: People hop on and off ferries from Denmark, just 2 to 3 hours away, and cargo ships come in, unloading large boxes of imported goods.

From Salon