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Istanbul

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istanbul

Main Entry:: Is·tan·bul
Pronunciation:: \ˌis-tən-ˈbül, -ˌtan-, -ˌtän-, -ˈbu̇l, ˈis-tən-ˌ, or with m for n\
Variant(s):: or formerly Con·stan·ti·no·ple \ˌkän-ˌstan-tə-ˈnō-pəl\ or ancient By·zan·ti·um \bə-ˈzan-tē-əm, -ˈzan-sh(ē-)əm\
Function:: geographical name

city NW Turkey on the Bosporus & Sea of Marmara; capital of preindependence Turkey & earlier capital of Ottoman Empire population 6,620,241

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