CHRISTIANIA


Meaning of CHRISTIANIA in English

ˌkris(h)chēˈanēə, -stē- also -än- noun

or chris·ty or chris·tie ˈkristē ; also chris·ti·ana ˌkris(h)chēˈanə, -stē- also -änə

( plural christianias or christies also christianas )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: christiania from Christiania (now Oslo), Norway; christy, christie, christiana, by shortening and alteration from Christiania

: a skiing turn used for altering the direction of hill descent usually from one diagonally transverse direction to the other or for checking or stopping and executed usually at relatively high speed largely by shifting the body weight forward and skidding into a turn with parallel skis — see stem christiania

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