Constantinople
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Constantinople
- /ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnəʊ.pəl/ UK
- /ˌkɑn.stæn.tɪˈnoʊ.pəl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊpəl
Where it comes from
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).
proper noun Constantinopolis · Konstantinoupolis
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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.
Similar: Istanbul, Byzantium, Micklegarth, Tsargrad
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: istanbul, stamboul, stambul, palestine, nicaea, baghdad, byzantium, constantinopolis, konstantinoupolis, new rome, konstantiniyye, tsargrad, miklagard, second rome, polis, bizantium
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name name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium
| Español | Constantinopla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콘스탄티노폴리스 Konseutantinopolliseu |
| 日本語 | コンスタンティノープル Konsutantinōpuru, コンスタンティノポリス Konsutantinoporisu |
| 中文 | 君士坦丁堡 Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo, 堅定城 /坚定城 Jiāndìngchéng |
| हिन्दी | क़ुस्तुंतुनिया qustuntuniyā |
| Português | Constantinopla |
| Français | Constantinople |
| Deutsch | Konstantinopel |
| Italiano | Costantinopoli |
| Ελληνικά | Κωνσταντινούπολη Konstantinoúpoli |
| Română | Constantinopol, Țarigrad |
| Русский | Константино́поль Konstantinópolʹ, Царьгра́д Carʹgrád |
| Tiếng Việt | Kiên Định Thành |
| العربية | الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة al-qusṭanṭīniyya |
| עברית | קונסטנטינופול konstantinopol |
Talk about this word "Constantinople." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/constantinople. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Constantinople. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/constantinople "Constantinople." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/constantinople.Cite this
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title = {Constantinople},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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