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Constantinople en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑn.stæn.tɪˈnoʊ.pəl/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnəʊ.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English Constantinople, ultimately from Late Latin Cōnstantīnopolis, from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, “City of Constantine”), after Roman emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (also known as Constantine I, St. Constantine, and/or Constantine the Great).

Meanings

1. (historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

Forms

Relateds

Constantinopolitan

Synonyms

Istanbul · Micklegarth · Byzantium · Tsargrad

Translations (114)

tg Қустантиния (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · hy Կ. Պոլիս (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cu Цѣсарьградъ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · da Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ru Константино́поль (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · bn কুস্তুন্তুনিয়া (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · nb Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · gl Constantinopla (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · th คอนสแตนติโนเปิล (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sga Constantinopoil (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sh Carigrad (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · br Kergustentin (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cmn 堅定城 /坚定城 (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · tr Konstantinopolis (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · nds Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sv Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · az Konstantinopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ga Cathair Chonstaintín (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · bg Царигра́д (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ja コンスタンティノープル (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · be Канстанціно́паль (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · id Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · de Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · fr Constantinople (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · be Канстантыно́паль (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · enm Constantinople (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sk Konštantínopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · eu Konstantinopolis (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cs Cařihrad (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sl Carigrad (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cs Konstantinopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · uk Константино́поль (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · lt Konstantinopoliu (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · pl Konstantynopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · uz Qustantiniya (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · fa-cls قُسْطَنْطَنِیَّه (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sc Costantinòpoli (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · tg Константинопол (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · co Costantinopuli (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · vi Kiên Định Thành (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ota قسطنطینیه (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sh Цариград (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sh Константинопол (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · hu Konstantinápoly (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ml കോണ്സ്റ്റാന്റിനോപ്പിള് (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sk Carihrad (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · tl Konstantinopla (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ug كونىستانتىنوپول (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · my ကွန်စတန်တီနိုပိုလိစ် (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · fa-ira قُسْطَنْطَنِیِّه (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ar الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · roa-opt Constantinopla (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sl Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cu Цѣсар҄ь Градъ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · kk Константинополь (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · uz Konstantinopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · frm Constantinoble (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sh Konstantinòpol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · lv Konstantinopole (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ms Kustantiniyah (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · pt Constantinopla (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ur قُسْطُنْطُنِیَہ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sq Konstantinopoja (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · orv Цѣсарьгородъ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · fi Konstantinopoli (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · it Costantinopoli (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · tr Kostantiniye (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · es Constantinopla (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ky Константинополь (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ro Țarigrad (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cop ⲕⲱⲥⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · bg Константино́пол (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · lad Kosta (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · eo Konstantinopolo (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · fo Konstantinopolis (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ms Konstantaniah (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ko 콘스탄티노폴리스 (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · uk Ца́ргород (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · el Κωνσταντινούπολη (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ro Constantinopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · af Konstantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · uk Царегра́д (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · nap Custantenobbule (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · be Царгра́д (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · hy Պոլիս (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · et Konstantinoopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · tk Konstantinopol (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · az Qüstəntiniyyə (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ru Царьгра́д (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · nl Constantinopel (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sh Konstantinopolj (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · sh Константинопољ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cmn 君士坦丁堡 (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · mt Kostantinopli (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · io Konstantinopolo (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · grc Κωνσταντινούπολις (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · non Miklagarðr (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · he קונסטנטינופול (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · mk Константинопол (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ca Constantinoble (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · la Constantinopolis (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · orv Цьсарьгородъ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · hi क़ुस्तुंतुनिया (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · fro Constantinoble (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · mk Цариград (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · xcl Կոստանդնուպօլիս (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · scn Costantinòpuli (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ka კონსტანტინოპოლი (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · ja コンスタンティノポリス (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · hy Կոստանդնուպոլիս (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · oc Constantinòple (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cu Цьсарьградъ (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · cy Caergystennin (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium) · prs قُسْطَنْطَنِیَّه (name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium)