"Kristiansand" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkrɪstɪansan/ Audio: nb-kristiansand.ogg Forms: Christianssand [alternative], Christiansand [alternative]
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. Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Kristiansand
  1. Kristiansand (a city and municipality of Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder) Categories (place): Cities in Agder, Norway, Cities in Norway, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Agder, Norway, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Kristiansand-nb-name-BVRgwu~d Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. Kristiansand (a historical county from 1671 to right before 1700 in Norway) Categories (place): Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Kristiansand-nb-name-aHJ3cFPX Categories (other): Former political divisions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kristiansander (english: a person from Kristiansand), kristiansandenser (english: a person from Kristiansand diocese, or from the city of Kristiansand)

Alternative forms

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      "word": "kristiansander"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "english": "a person from Kristiansand diocese, or from the city of Kristiansand",
      "word": "kristiansandenser"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "hyphenation": [
    "Kri‧sti‧an‧sand"
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    },
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      "homophone": "Christianssand"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Christiansand"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "english": "a person from Kristiansand diocese, or from the city of Kristiansand",
      "word": "kristiansandenser"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
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    }
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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        ],
        [
          "Agder",
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          "Norway#English"
        ],
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          "Vest-Agder",
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  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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