Kristiania

kristiania Danish Proper noun da proper noun Former name of Oslo, the capital of Norway. Norwegian Bokmål Kristiania no thumb|Karl Johans gate in Kristiania, circa 1922. Alternative forms nb Christiania earlier spelling Etymology A Norwegianized spelling of nb Christiania, the name given to the rebuilt city in 1624 in honour of Christian IV of Denmark. The earlier form is a Latinized place name based on the king's given name da Christian and the Latin place-name suffix la -ia 1877 in official Norwegian state use; adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897. Compare nn Kristiania, da Kristiania and sv Kristiania former name of Oslo. Pronunciation nb /krɪs.tɪˈɑː.nɪ.a/ nb ɑːnɪa 5 nb Kris ti a ni a Proper noun nb proper noun nb historical nb @former name of:Oslo capital city c/Norway ; used by state authorities from 1877 to 1924 and by municipal authorities from 1897 to 1924 Usage notes The spelling nb Kristiania gradually replaced nb Christiania in official use. The city was renamed nb Oslo with effect from 1 January 1925. Derived terms nb kristianiasving parallel turn in skiing nb kristianienser person from or resident of Kristiania References “Kristiania” in Store norske leksikon. “Oslo” in Store norske leksikon. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Krestjania dialectal nn Christiania Proper noun nn proper noun nn historical a former name for nn Oslo, the capital of Norway, from 1877 to 1925, adopted as an alternative to nn Christiania; the city's name was changed to Oslo in 1925. nn misspelling Christiania, an autonomous area in Copenhagen