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Christiania^¹

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Borrowed from Danish Christiania, equivalent to Christian + -ia, named for Christian IV of Denmark.

proper noun Kristiania

A former name of Oslo.
A region of Copenhagen, Denmark that considers itself independent of Denmark. "To me, Pusher Street is actually the least unique, right? It is what I associate with violence, gangs, murder, threats, and everything which are actually antonyms to what Christiania is," said Mathilde Brandstrup, a Christiania local.

christiania^²

noun christianias

Synonym of christie (“skiing turn”).
Similar: christie

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@misc{christiania_2026,
  title = {christiania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/christiania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}