"Christiania" meaning in English

See Christiania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kristiania [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Danish Christiania, equivalent to Christian + -ia, named for Christian IV of Denmark. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|da|Christiania}} Borrowed from Danish Christiania, {{af|en|Christian|-ia|id2=place}} Christian + -ia Head templates: {{en-prop}} Christiania
  1. A former name of Oslo.
    Sense id: en-Christiania-en-name-merIIVp-
  2. A region of Copenhagen, Denmark that considers itself independent of Denmark. Categories (place): Places in Denmark, Regions of Denmark
    Sense id: en-Christiania-en-name-yApfwIqy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ia (place), Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ia (place): 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 2 18 12 26 32 3
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