Constantinople

American  

[kon-stan-tn-oh-puhl] / ˌkɒn stæn tnˈoʊ pəl /

noun

1. former name of Istanbul.

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Constantinople British  

/ ˌkɒnstæntɪˈnəʊpəl /

noun

1. the former name (330–1926) of Istanbul

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Constantinople Cultural  

1. A city founded by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great as capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Constantine ruled over both parts of the empire from Constantinople, which was later capital of the Byzantine Empire. Constantinople was conquered by Turkish forces in the fifteenth century.

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Today, under the name of Istanbul, Constantinople is the largest city in Turkey.

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Constantinople had a superb strategic position and massive ancient defenses: a huge moat, an outer wall, and an inner wall studded with towers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Roman Empire as well as of a living medieval Roman culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

On May 29, Constantinople fell and Roman history came to an end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Sensing opportunity, Mehmed II, the Ottoman sultan, arrived at the walls of Constantinople on April 5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But the Ignatius Reilly story had made him depressed, and he wished he were away from Constantinople Street.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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