Istanbul

[ is-tahn-bool, -tan-; is-tahn-bool, -tan-; Turkish is-tahm-bool ]

noun

1. a port in northwestern 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.

Istanbul

/ ˌɪstænˈbuːl /

noun

1. a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est)) Ancient nameByzantium Former name (330–1926)Constantinople

Istanbul

1. Largest city in Turkey , located in the northwestern part of the country on both sides of the Bosporus .

Notes

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 .

It is the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church .

Example Sentences

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Arab warplanes flew deadly missions along with American jets over Syria early Tuesday morning.

From The Daily Beast

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The lifeblood of the death-dealing Islamic State is diesel fuel.

From The Daily Beast

Steven Sotloff checked into Room 303 at the Hotel Istanbul on August 1, 2013.

From The Daily Beast

He traveled to Turkey, and someone told his family that he had been seen in a Burger King in Istanbul.

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Residents of an upscale Istanbul neighborhood flocked to their windows this month to watch a neighbor brutally beat his wife.

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The most traveled and most famous is that from Belgrade to Istanbul.

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