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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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Guilfoyle, 56, who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., presented her diplomatic credentials to Greek President Constantine Tassoulas after being sworn in Sept. 29 in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Both from patriotism and a concern for social stability, many Chinese Christians would be ready to meet a Chinese Constantine halfway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 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

I sit quietly, my heart aching for Constantine.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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