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istanbul
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun istanbul has 1 sense
- istanbul(n = noun.location) constantinople, stamboul, stambul - 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; Array has parts: bosporus bridge, hagia sofia, hagia sophia, santa sofia, santa sophia, chalcedon, kadikoy
is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
is a part of republic of turkey, turkey
CIDE DICTIONARY
istanbul, prop. 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. [WordNet 1.5]
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