"Kristiansand" meaning in All languages combined

See Kristiansand on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Kristiansand
  1. A city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. Wikipedia link: Kristiansand Categories (place): Cities in Norway, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Kristiansand-en-name-UaRLTlt- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /ˈkrɪstɪansan/ Audio: nb-kristiansand.ogg
Rhymes: -an Etymology: First part from Kristian, after Christian IV of Denmark, the King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 to 1648, who founded the city on the 5th of July 1641. Last part from sand (“sand”), referring to the sandy headland the city was built on, where the river Otra has its outlet. Etymology templates: {{m|nb|Kristian}} Kristian, {{m|nb|sand||sand}} sand (“sand”) Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Kristiansand
  1. Kristiansand (a city and municipality of Agder, Norway) Categories (place): Cities in Norway, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Kristiansand-nb-name-BIs4WpSt
  2. Kristiansand (a historical county from 1671 to right before 1700 in Norway) Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Kristiansand-nb-name-aHJ3cFPX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Christianssand, Christiansand Derived forms: kristiansander (english: a person from Kristiansand), kristiansandenser (english: a person from Kristiansand diocese, or from the city of Kristiansand)

Proper name [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /krɪstjanˈsan(d)/, [kɰɛ̞sjɐ̞nˈsɐ̞nː] (note: Kristiansand), [kɰɪstjɐ̞nˈsɐ̞nː] (note: Kristiansand)
Etymology: A Norwegianised spelling of Danish Christianssand, from Christian + sand (“sand”). Named after Christian IV of Denmark who initiated the construction of a “kvadratur” on the place in 1641. Etymology templates: {{bor|nn|da|Christianssand}} Danish Christianssand, {{com|da|Christian|sand|nocat=1|t2=sand}} Christian + sand (“sand”) Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun|g=m}} Kristiansand m
  1. A city and municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway. The sixth-largest city in Norway. Wikipedia link: Kvadraturen (Kristiansand) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Norway, Cities in Vest-Agder, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway, Places in Vest-Agder Derived forms: kristiansandar (english: someone from Kristiansand), Kristiansandsfjorden (english: the Kristiansand Fjord)
    Sense id: en-Kristiansand-nn-name-Cgai3dMW Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Kristiansand meaning in All languages combined (7.5kB)

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