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Constantine

American  
[kon-stuhn-teen, -tahyn, kawn-stan-teen] / ˈkɒn stənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn, kɔ̃ stɛ̃ˈtin /

noun

  1. died a.d. 715, pope 708–715.

  2. a city in NE Algeria.

  3. a male given name.


Constantine British  
/ ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn, kɔ̃stɑ̃tin /

noun

  1. a walled city in NE Algeria: built on an isolated rock; military and trading centre. Pop: 482 000 (2005 est)

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About the author: Constantine Yannelis is the Janeway professor of financial economics and J.M.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

But Constantine Yannelis, a co-author of the study and a professor at the University of Cambridge, stressed the differences between Brazil and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

MIT graduate student Constantine Tzouanas, former MIT postdoc Jessica Shay, and Massachusetts General Brigham postdoc Marc Sherman are the co-first authors of the paper.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

It's a lesson he learned from the late Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop where it all began for Constantine in 1977 – manufacturing and supplying products to Roddick's stores.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Constantine worked for our family for twenty-nine years.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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