Etymology

christiania

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Today it means: Synonym of christie (“skiing turn”). Full definition →

Danish Christiania
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  1. Danish · borrowed fromChristiania
  2. English todayChristiania

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.