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  • noun the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast

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Examples

  • Christiania is the Permanent Autonomous Zone in Copenhagen: an old military base that has been successfully squatted for decades now.

    Boing Boing: August 24, 2003 - August 30, 2003 Archives 2003

  • Christiania is a living proof of the possibility of life outside of the constraints of traditional govenrment, of the possibility of having a neighborhood secede from civil society and a city, and still remain an integral part of it.

    Boing Boing: August 24, 2003 - August 30, 2003 Archives 2003

  • From the beautiful collage buildings to the brilliant blacksmiths who hammer out the Christiania Bikes that are prized throughout Europe, Christiania is fragile, beautiful and inspiring.

    Boing Boing: August 24, 2003 - August 30, 2003 Archives 2003

  • But I don't think the people who let rooms in Christiania are much better.

    Jenny: A Novel 1921

  • She is going to give concerts in Christiania in the autumn and try to get pupils.

    Jenny: A Novel 1921

  • At home, in Christiania, I have spoilt my reputation past mending, once and for all.

    Jenny: A Novel 1921

  • “A place called Christiania—though apparently the first case came aboard at Bergen.”

    DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

  • “A place called Christiania—though apparently the first case came aboard at Bergen.”

    DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

  • “A place called Christiania—though apparently the first case came aboard at Bergen.”

    DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

  • Harvey: They have their own little community, Christiania, which is a green community right there in Copenhagen.

    Harvey Wasserman: A Green-Powered Trip to Eco-Solartopia 2009

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