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Definition: Oslo from Collins English Dictionary

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1 the capital and chief port of Norway, in the southeast at the head of Oslo Fjord (an inlet of the Skagerrak): founded in about 1050; university (1811); a major commercial and industrial centre, producing about a quarter of Norway's total output. Pop: 521 886 (2004 est) Former name: 1624–1877 Christiania, 1877–1924 Kristiania

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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Industrial port and capital of Norway; population (2007 est) 548,600. The main industries are shipbuilding, textiles, electrical equipment, engineering, machine tools, timber, and food processing. The first recorded settlement was made in the 11th century by Harald III Hardrada, but after a fire in 1624, it was entirely replanned by the Danish king Christian IV and renamed Christiania from 1624 to 1924. Following Norway's separation from Denmark (1814) and then Sweden (1905), the city reverted in 1925 to its original Norwegian name of Oslo. The city is situated among pine woods and hills that rise like an amphitheatre. The port is built on the Aker River, at the head of Oslo Fjord (100 km/62 mi long), which is kept open in winter by icebreakers. The city contains a Viking museum; the 13th-century Akershus Castle, a fort and palace overlooking the harbour and fjord; Oslo Cathedral, in the main market square, a fine example of 17th-century church architecture; and the National Gallery, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Industrial port and capital of Norway; population (2007 est) 548,600. The main industries are shipbuilding, textiles, electrical equipment, engineering, machine tools, timber, and food processing. The first recorded settlement was made in the 11th century by Harald III Hardrada, but after a fire in…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(äz'lō, äs'–, Nor. ʊs'lʊ), city (1995 pop. 482,555), capital of Norway, of Akershus co., and of Oslo co. (175 sq mi/453 sq km), SE Norway, at the head of the Oslofjord (a deep inlet of the Skagerrak). Oslo is Norway's largest city, its main port, and its chief commercial, industrial, communication, …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City and municipality (pop., 2002 est.: municipality, 512,589), capital of Norway. It lies at the northern end of Oslo Fjord and constitutes a separate county. It was founded by King Harald III Sigurdsson c. 1050. Haakon V built the Akershus fortress c. 1300. After it was destroyed by fire in 1624, …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
formerly Chris•ti•a•nia or Kris•ti•a•nia \ˌkris-chē-ˈa-nē-ə, ˌkris-tē-, -ˈä-\. County of SE Norway. See oslo 2 and table at norway . formerly Chris•ti•a•nia or Kris•ti•a•nia \ˌkris-chē-ˈa-nē-ə, ˌkris-tē-, -ˈä-\. City, ✽ of Norway, also county seat of Akershus co., SE Norway, at N end of Oslo Fjord…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
A series of agreements in the Middle East peace process. The first agreement, the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, was initialled in Oslo on 20 Aug 1993 by representatives of Israel and the PLO and signed at the White House on 13 Sep in a ceremony attended by…
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From Encyclopedia of the Palestinians
Also known as: Declaration of Principles 1993 As the public Israeli-Palestinian negotiation set in motion by the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference dragged on inconclusively in Washington, D.C., in 1992 and 1993, Norwegian foreign minister Johan Jorgen Holst arranged for secret talks in Oslo between two…
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Islam
Also known as: Declaration of Principles The Oslo Accords, or Declaration of Principles, became the foundational documents for an attempted peace between Israel and the Palestinians in the 1990s. Signed in 1993 by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the decrees initiated a…
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From Encyclopedia of Terrorism
The second INTIFADA that began in 1987 caught YASIR ARAFAT and his lieutenants by surprise. They had been chased out of Jordan in 1970 by King Hussein and out of Lebanon in 1982 by the Israelis. They were geographically hundreds of miles away from Palestine in Tunis. In the meantime, an entire…
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From The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Houghton Mifflin
An agreement brokered by Norway after months of secret negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993. By its terms, Israel and the PLO recognized each other. The PLO renounced terrorism , and Israel agreed to withdraw its military and civil authorities from the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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