Constantinopol

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli).

Proper noun

Constantinopol

  1. (historical) Constantinople (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)
    Synonyms: Țarigrad, Istanbul
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