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Christiania
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christiania
English
Freetown +
Alternative forms
en Kristiania
Etymology
en da Christiania, equivalent to en Christian -ia place, named for Christian IV of Denmark.
Proper noun
A former name of Oslo.
en region r/Copenhagen c/Denmark that considers itself independent of Denmark.
en Isabelle Yr Carlsson Denmark shuts down cannabis street in Christiania hippie enclave w:Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmark-shuts-down-cannabis-street-christiania-hippie-enclave-2024-04-06/ 2024-04-06 "To me, Pusher Street is actually the least unique, right? It is what I associate with violence, gangs, murder, threats, and everything which are actually antonyms to what Christiania is," said Mathilde Brandstrup, a Christiania local.
Danish
da:
Proper noun
A region of Copenhagen considering itself to be independent from the state of Denmark
da historical da Kristiania former name of Oslo
da 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.
da 1871 Carl Theodor Sørensen Kampen om Norge i aarene 1813 og 1814: Et bidrag til de nordiske rigers krigshistorie 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 da Staden informal
Norwegian Bokmål
Kristiania no
Christiania (København) no
Alternative forms
nb Kristiania historical name of Oslo; later Norwegianized spelling
Pronunciation
nb /krɪs.tɪˈɑː.nɪ.a/
nb ɑːnɪa 5
nb Kristiania
nb Chris ti a ni a
Etymology 1
A Latinized place name based on Danish da Christian male given name, with the learned Latin ending la -ia, named for Christian IV of Denmark.
1624, when the rebuilt city was named after the king following the fire that destroyed much of medieval Oslo.
thumb|Øvre Vollgate in Christiania, circa 1864–1873.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb historical nb @former name of:Oslo capital city c/Norway, in the spelling used from 1624, retained by state authorities until 1877 and by the municipal authorities until 1897.
Usage notes
State authorities adopted the Norwegianized spelling nb Kristiania in 1877, and the municipal authorities followed in 1897. The city was renamed nb Oslo with effect from 1 January 1925.
Etymology 2
nb da Christiania Freetown Christiania, the name of the intentional community established in 1971 in the former Bådsmandsstræde military area in Christianshavn.
thumb|The entrance to Christiania in Copenhagen.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb neighbourhood city/Copenhagen c/Denmark, an intentional community and largely self-governing district in Christianshavn.
Usage notes
Also known as Fristaden Christiania, Det fri Christiania and Staden.
References
“Christiania – Oslo” in Store norske leksikon.
“Christiania – byområde i København” in Store norske leksikon.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
nn:Oslo
Etymology
Named after Christian IV of Denmark (nn Kristian IV av Danmark-Noreg)
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn historical the name given to nn Oslo, Norway between 1624 and 1925, alternatively spelt nn Kristiania from 1877 to 1925.
the autonomous area in Copenhagen