Oslo
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɒzləʊ//
- United Kingdom//ˈɔzləw//
- United States//ˈɑzloʊ//
- United States//ˈɑsloʊ//
- Australia//ˈɔzləʉ//
A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
proper noun
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A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
He was drawn to the three-dimensionality of the place: a town of 3,000, in the cleft between two towering mountains – the first seriously high ground you reach as you travel west of Oslo. […] Together with Vitterso, she devised a ‘winter mindset questionnaire’ to assess people’s attitudes to winter in Tromso, the Svalbard archipelago and the Oslo area.
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The Norwegian government.
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A tiny city in Marshall County, in northwest Minnesota, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
Etymology
From Norwegian Oslo, from Old Norse Ósló, Ásló f or n. The first element is disputed, but is likely from ǫ́ss, áss (“god; one of the Æsir”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz. Another theory is that it comes from áss (“hill, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *ansaz, but this is unlikely. The second element is ló f or n (“meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m (compare the suffix -ley in English place-names).
Oslo · A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
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