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Stambul

American  
[stahm-bool] / stɑmˈbul /
French Stamboul

noun

  1. the oldest part and principal Turkish residential section of Istanbul, south of the Golden Horn.

  2. Istanbul.


Stambul British  
/ stæmˈbuːl /

noun

  1. the old part of Istanbul, Turkey, south of the Golden Horn: the site of ancient Byzantium; sometimes used as a name for the whole city

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Pierre Stambul, activist with the Union of French Jews for Peace which supported Abudaqa's challenge in court, said she hadn't held a senior position in the group for more than twenty years.

From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023

Never had any one in Stambul felt that cold wind before.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai

Ali Pasha was as well known in Stambul as Gaskho Bey.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai

At the very hour when Kucsuk Pasha arrived at Stambul, Master Ladislaus Székely, whom Master Michael Teleki had sent with rich presents to the Porte, likewise dismounted from his carriage.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai

Twelve thousand Janissaries, joined with the rabble of Stambul, are attacking the gates at the very time when the orchestra is playing its liveliest airs in the illuminated hall.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai

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