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a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923. 5,494,900.
Also, Stambul, Stamboul.
Formerly (a.d. 330–1930), Constantinople.
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Istanbul
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Word Origin & History
Istanbul
Turk. name of Constantinople, a corruption of Gk. phrase eis tan (ten) polin "into the city," which is how the local Gk. population referred to it. Picked up in Turkish 16c., though Turk. folk etymology traces the name to Islam bol "plenty of Islam." Gk. polis "city"
EXPANDhas been adopted into Turk. as a place-name suffix as -bolu.
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Istanbul [(is-tahm-bool, is-tam-bool, is-tahm-boohl, is-tam-boohl)]Largest city in Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country on both sides of the Bosporus.
Note: Formerly called Byzantium, then Constantinople, the city was the capital consecutively of the eastern branch of the Roman Empire, of the Byzantine Empire, and of the Ottoman Empire.
Note: It is the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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