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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The fall of Constantinople, Hannah Arendt’s courageous life, Paul Simon’s African inspiration and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

That old idea of a “road through Moscow” hasn’t led to Constantinople.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

The Gallipoli campaign, part of a British-led effort to defeat the Ottoman Empire, aimed to secure a naval route through the Dardanelles from the Mediterranean Sea to Constantinople, now Istanbul, in Turkey.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

He followed the river 011 Tchoupitoulas and turned at Constantinople, bouncing along in Constantinople’s potholes until he found the miniature house.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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