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Istanbul   /ˌɪstɑnbˈul/   Listen
proper noun
Istanbul  n.  A city in European Turkey, built on the site of ancient Byzantium. It is the former capital of the Turkish Empire, known as Constantinople before being captured by the Turks.
Synonyms: Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople.





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"Istanbul" Quotes from Famous Books



... Turkish girl whom MacLeod and Karen had found begging in the streets of Istanbul, ten years ago, and who had grown up following the fortunes of the MacLeod Team on every continent and in a score of nations. It was doubtful if she had ever had a day's formal schooling in her life, but now she was secretary of the Team, with a grasp of physics that would have shamed many a professor. ...
— The Mercenaries • Henry Beam Piper


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