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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Is•tan•bul (is′tän bo̅o̅l′, -tan-; is′tän bŏŏl′, -tan-;
Turk. is täm′bŏŏl),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium;
capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire;
capital removed to Ankara 1923. 5,494,900.
Also, Stambul, Stamboul. Formerly ( a.d. 330–1930), Constantinople. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Istanbul /ˌɪstænˈbuːl/ n - a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est))
Ancient name: Byzantium
Former name (330–1926): Constantinople
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