Istanbul

[ is-tahn-bool, -tan-; is-tahn-bool, -tan-; Turkish is-tahm-bool ]

/ ˌɪs tɑnˈbul, -tæn-; ˈɪs tɑnˌbʊl, -tæn-; Turkish ɪsˈtɑm bʊl /

noun

a port in northwestern Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.

Also Stambul, Stam·boul.

Formerly Con·stan·ti·no·ple

[kon-stan-tn-oh-puhl] /ˌkɒn stæn tnˈoʊ pəl/ .

Words nearby Istanbul

Issyk-Kul, -ist, -ista, Istambuli, istana, Istanbul, Isth., is that a fact?, isthmectomy, isthmian, Isthmian Games

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Example sentences from the Web for Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The lifeblood of the death-dealing Islamic State is diesel fuel.
Is NATO Ally Turkey Tacitly Fueling the ISIS War Machine?|Thomas Seibert|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Steven Sotloff checked into Room 303 at the Hotel Istanbul on August 1, 2013.
Was U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff a Marked Man?|Ben Taub|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He traveled to Turkey, and someone told his family that he had been seen in a Burger King in Istanbul.
American Jihadis Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar: From Losers to Martyrs|Michael Daly|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Residents of an upscale Istanbul neighborhood flocked to their windows this month to watch a neighbor brutally beat his wife.
Turkey’s Rampant Domestic Violence Problem|Emily Feldman|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Last year, as I began to conceive a novel, set in shadowy Istanbul, about the sale of a gray market antiquity worth millions.
Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research|Ridley Pearson|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most traveled and most famous is that from Belgrade to Istanbul.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for Istanbul

Istanbul

/ (ˌɪstænˈbuːl) /

noun

a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est))Ancient name: Byzantium Former name (330–1926): Constantinople

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Cultural definitions for Istanbul

Istanbul

[ (is-tahm-bool, is-tam-bool, is-tahm-boohl, is-tam-boohl) ]

Largest city in Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country on both sides of the Bosporus.

notes for Istanbul

Formerly called Byzantium, then Constantinople, the city was the capital consecutively of the eastern branch of the Roman Empire, of the Byzantine Empire, and of the Ottoman Empire.

notes for Istanbul

It is the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

单词	istanbul
释义	Istanbul [ is-tahn-bool, -tan-; is-tahn-bool, -tan-; Turkish is-tahm-bool ] / ˌɪs tɑnˈbul, -tæn-; ˈɪs tɑnˌbʊl, -tæn-; Turkish ɪsˈtɑm bʊl / noun a port in northwestern Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923. Also Stambul, Stam·boul. Formerly Con·stan·ti·no·ple [kon-stan-tn-oh-puhl] /ˌkɒn stæn tnˈoʊ pəl/ . Words nearby Istanbul Issyk-Kul, -ist, -ista, Istambuli, istana, Istanbul, Isth., is that a fact?, isthmectomy, isthmian, Isthmian Games Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Istanbul ISTANBUL, Turkey — The lifeblood of the death-dealing Islamic State is diesel fuel. Is NATO Ally Turkey Tacitly Fueling the ISIS War Machine?\|Thomas Seibert\|September 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Steven Sotloff checked into Room 303 at the Hotel Istanbul on August 1, 2013. Was U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff a Marked Man?\|Ben Taub\|September 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He traveled to Turkey, and someone told his family that he had been seen in a Burger King in Istanbul. American Jihadis Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar: From Losers to Martyrs\|Michael Daly\|August 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Residents of an upscale Istanbul neighborhood flocked to their windows this month to watch a neighbor brutally beat his wife. Turkey’s Rampant Domestic Violence Problem\|Emily Feldman\|July 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Last year, as I began to conceive a novel, set in shadowy Istanbul, about the sale of a gray market antiquity worth millions. Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research\|Ridley Pearson\|July 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The most traveled and most famous is that from Belgrade to Istanbul. Area Handbook for Bulgaria\|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole British Dictionary definitions for Istanbul Istanbul / (ˌɪstænˈbuːl) / noun a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est))Ancient name: Byzantium Former name (330–1926): Constantinople Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Istanbul Istanbul [ (is-tahm-bool, is-tam-bool, is-tahm-boohl, is-tam-boohl) ] Largest city in Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country on both sides of the Bosporus. notes for Istanbul Formerly called Byzantium, then Constantinople, the city was the capital consecutively of the eastern branch of the Roman Empire, of the Byzantine Empire, and of the Ottoman Empire. notes for Istanbul It is the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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