Stamboul
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a variation of
Stambul.
Stambulnounthe oldest part and principal Turkish residential section of Istanbul, south of the Golden Horn.
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a variation of
Istanbul.
Istanbulnouna 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.
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Mounted with authority against a technically difficult background and cannily photographed by James Wong Howe, Stamboul Quest is a mediocre vehicle for another lively performance by Myrna Loy.
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The Ori ent Express, which had come from Stamboul and Sofia, crawled across the snowy Voivodina plain.
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This short extract quoted in the book from his diary is sufficient evidence of an affirmative personality: As Stamboul is the native section of Constantinople, so Phanar is the Greek section of Stamboul.
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The mayor of Stamboul would have to produce a hookah out of his silk bloomers.
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The Colonel inquired whether she was going straight through to England or whether she was stopping in Stamboul.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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Fifty thousand electric bulbs were festooned along the streets and from the minarets of Stamboul.*
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“That is not mine. I did not put it there. I have never looked in that case since we left Stamboul. Indeed, indeed, it is true.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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“Ah! I may mention without indiscretion, I hope, that I noticed the colour of your dressing gown on the way from Aleppo to Stamboul. A pale mauve, I believe.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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