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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

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

In Perpetua’s lifetime, Christians were a tiny and sometimes persecuted minority, but after the conversion of Emperor Constantine in the early fourth century, the Roman Empire came under Christian rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But there appears to be no artistic growth when she returns to encounter a still-lovesick Constantine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

“How did you know Constantine? Were you related?”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett