kjøpstad

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kaupstaðr.

Noun[edit]

kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpsteder, definite plural kjøpstedene)

  1. (chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kaupstaðr.

Noun[edit]

kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpstader or kjøpstadar, definite plural kjøpstadene or kjøpstadane)

  1. (chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.

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