Constantinople

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, Constantine’s city), after Roman emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (also known as Constantine I, St. Constantine, and/or Constantine the Great).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔnstæntɪˈnəʊp(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -əʊpəl

Proper noun

Constantinople

  1. Name of present-day Istanbul from 330-1930 CE. Previously known as Byzantium.

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French

Proper noun

Constantinople m

  1. Constantinople

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