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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

"And now close the gates!" commanded the Sultan; and immediately he sent orders to the warders of all the gates of Stambul to let nobody either out or in.

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

The first Job's-messenger which reached him was the Arnaut horseman, who had escaped from Stambul, and whom the Sultan's Tartars had pursued as far as Adrianople.

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

One day two letters reached Grosswardein from Stambul.

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

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

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