Istanbul en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɪsˈtɑːn.bʊl/ (South-Asia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ɪsˈt̪äːm.bʊl] (South-Asia)
- [ˌɪ.stæmˈbʊɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ɪ.stænˈbʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪ.stɑːn.bʊl/ (General-American)
- [ˈɪ.stɑːmˌbʊɫ] (General-American)
Etymology
From Turkish İstanbul, from Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), a corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.
Meanings
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A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
Nearly a century ago, my grandfather passed through Istanbul en route to Europe along with hordes of other White Russians fleeing the Russian civil war.
2014 July 21, Ivan Watson, “Loud, anarchic, quirky: My love affair with Istanbul”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2026:
- A province in Turkey.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| İstanbul | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Stamboul | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Stambul | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Ankara · second largest city and capital of the Republic of Turkey
Synonyms
Byzantion · Constantinople · Byzantium
Translations (151)
he אִיסְטַנְבּוּל (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cy Istanbwl (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · it Istambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · el Πόλη (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fi Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · zza Estanbol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sl Carigrad (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · it Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cmn 伊斯坦布爾 /伊斯坦布尔 (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cmn 伊斯坦堡 (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ka სტამბოლი (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · bn ইস্তাম্বুল (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · hi इस्तांबुल (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sv Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ha Santambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sv Konstantinopel (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · prs اِسْتَانْبُول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · vi Tân La Mã (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · non Miklagarðr (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · mr इस्तांबुल (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · bg Истанбу́л (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · yi איסטאַנבול (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · tk Stambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ar إستانبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ab Асҭампыл (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · eo Istanbulo (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · nl Istanboel (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · hu Isztambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ru Стамбу́л (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · rue Істанбу́л (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ga Iostanbúl (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · so Istanbuul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ur اِسْتَن٘بول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · es Estambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fo Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · acw إسطنبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · hy Ստամբուլ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · kk Ыстамбұл (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ms Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · af Istanboel (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · la Bȳzantium (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ta இசுதான்புல் (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · mk Цариград (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sq Stamboll (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · mt Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · uk Стамбу́л (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ro Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · de Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · th อิสตันบูล (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · co Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · el Κωνσταντινούπολη (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · gl Istambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · pt Istambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · af Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sh Carigrad (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · xmf სტამბოლი (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · lt Stambulas (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · is Mikligarður (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cs Cařihrad (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sh Цариград (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · mk Истанбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sk Konštantinopol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sh Konstantinopolj (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ro Țarigrad (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · am ኢስታንቡል (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ru Константино́поль (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fr Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ug ئىستانبۇل (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · az Истанбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · lv Stambula (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cu Цѣсар҄ь Градъ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · lad Estanbol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · bg Царигра́д (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · eu Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cu Истанбоулъ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fa-ira اِسْتانْبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · da Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · kab Istambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sk Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · nb Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · mk Константино́пол (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · uz Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · arz استانبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · be Стамбу́л (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · oc Istambol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · kmr Stembol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fo Miklagarður (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · lbe Истамбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · et Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · pl Istambuł (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sah Истанбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fy Istanbûl (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · jv Stambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · kk Стамбұл (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sh Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · az ایستانبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ko 이스탄불 (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ace Éseutamu (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · tt Истанбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ota استانبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · gag İstanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · av Стамбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ar إِسْتَنْبُول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · it Stambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · az İstanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sk Konštantínopol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ar إِسْطَنْبُول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ang Constantinopolis (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ky Ыстанбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ro Stambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ja イスタンブール (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · lzz ისტანბოლი (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · jv Istambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · crh İstanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sh Константинопољ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · av Истамбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cv Стамбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ms Setambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ru Царьгра́д (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · gu ઇસ્તંબૂલ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · grc Κωνσταντινούπολις (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ckb ئەستەمبوڵ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ab Сҭампыл (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ext Estambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · zza İstambol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ce Истмала (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · yi סטאַמבול (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sh Истанбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · pl Stambuł (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · tr İstanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ps استانبول (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · fi Konstantinopoli (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · bg Константино́пол (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · hy Պոլիս (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · id Istambul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sgs Stanbols (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · is Istanbúl (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · nn Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · mn Стамбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · lzz მპოლი (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · kmr Stenbol (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sl Ístanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ne इस्तानबुल (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · arc ܐܝܣܛܢܒܘܠ (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ca Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · cs Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · sk Carihrad (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · la Cōnstantīnopolis (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · nrf Coustantinobles (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · ky Стамбул (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire) · bar Istanbul (largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire)