Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Istanbul   /ˌɪstɑnbˈul/   Listen
Istanbul

noun
1.
The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.  Synonyms: Constantinople, Stamboul, Stambul.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"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


Words linked to "Istanbul" :   Constantinople, metropolis, Santa Sophia, Hagia Sofia, Kadikoy, Republic of Turkey, city, Chalcedon, Stambul, urban center, turkey, Bosporus Bridge, Santa Sofia, Hagia Sophia


Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org