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istanbul

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Istanbul


Main Entry:
Is·tan·bul Listen to the pronunciation of Istanbul
Pronunciation:
\ˌis-tən-ˈbül, -ˌtan-, -ˌtän-, -ˈbl, ˈis-tən-ˌ, or with m for n\
Variant(s):
or formerly Con·stan·ti·no·ple Listen to the pronunciation of Constantinople \ˌkän-ˌstan-tə-ˈnō-pəl\ or ancient By·zan·ti·um Listen to the pronunciation of Byzantium \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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