Stamboul

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Stamboul

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From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), q.v. Compare Scandaroon for Iskenderun.

proper noun Stambul

archaic Synonym of Istanbul (a city in Turkey). If you have a fancy for anything in that line, away with you, sir, to the bazaars of Stamboul without delay, and lay out in extensive slave-purchases some of that spare cash you seem at a loss to spend satisfactorily here.
Similar: Istanbul

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@misc{stamboul_2026,
  title = {Stamboul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stamboul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}