Istanbul

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Istanbul \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.
  
     Syn: Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Byzantium \Byzantium\ prop. n.
     An ancient city on the Bosphorus founded by the Greeks. It
     was later renamed {Constaninople} in honor of the emperor
     Constantine, and renamed {Istanbul} by the Turks, which name
     it still retains.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Istanbul
       n : 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 [syn: {Stambul}, {Stamboul},
            {Constantinople}]