Țarigrad

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Țarigrad

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Цѣсарьградъ (Cěsarĭgradŭ), from цѣсарь (cěsarĭ, “emperor”) + градъ (gradŭ, “city”), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь + *gordъ. Cognates include Russian Царьгра́д (Carʹgrád), Bulgarian Царигра́д (Carigrád), Czech Cařihrad, Ukrainian Царгра́д (Carhrád), Serbo-Croatian Carigrad, Slovak Carihrad, Slovene Carigrad.

proper noun

dated Constantinople
Similar: Constantinopol, Istanbul

In English

Istanbul largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire
Constantinople name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 (C.E.); previously known as Byzantium

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"Țarigrad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Barigrad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Țarigrad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Barigrad

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"Țarigrad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Barigrad.

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@misc{t_arigrad_2026,
  title = {Țarigrad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Barigrad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}