Istanbul

[ˌɪstænˈbul,-tɑn-,ɪˈstɑnbʊl]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

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