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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
Synonyms:
capital of Norway; Christiania; Oslo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Oslo" is a part of...):
Kingdom of Norway; Noreg; Norge; Norway (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905)