Constantinople

[ kon-stan-tn-oh-puhl ]

noun

1. former name of Istanbul.

Constantinople

/ ˌkɒnstæntɪˈnəʊpəl /

noun

1. the former name (330–1926) of Istanbul

Constantinople

1. A city founded by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great as capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire . Constantine ruled over both parts of the empire from Constantinople, which was later capital of the Byzantine Empire . Constantinople was conquered by Turkish forces in the fifteenth century.

Notes

Today, under the name of Istanbul , Constantinople is the largest city in Turkey .

Example Sentences

He also urged that a stand be taken against “the indoctrination of Islam” in public schools and referred to a “Muslim horde” that invaded Constantinople hundreds of years ago.

From Seattle Times

Between about 1455 and the end of 1500, roughly 30,000 different editions of printed books appeared, amounting to millions of copies, all over western Europe, and as far as Constantinople.

From New York Times

It is unclear whether Joyce remained in Algiers with his new master, was transported elsewhere around northern Africa, or shipped back to Constantinople.

From National Geographic

The patriarchate dates from the 1,100-year Orthodox Greek Byzantine Empire, which ended in 1453 when the Muslim Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, today’s Istanbul.

From Seattle Times

The newer Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 2019, observed Christmas on Dec. 25.

From Seattle Times