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constantinople
/ˌkɑn.stæn.tɪˈnoʊ.pəl/
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What does constantinople mean?
proper noun
- (historical) 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkɑn.stæn.tɪˈnoʊ.pəl/
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The bulbs were sent to this gentleman by a friend at Constantinople, where the flower had long been a favourite.
But, let one's fancy riot as it will, there is small fear of being disappointed in the "finest mosque in Constantinople."
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Cacambo, who worked in the garden, and took vegetables for sale to Constantinople, was fatigued with hard work, and cursed his destiny.
Becky Thatcher was gone to her Constantinople home to stay with her parents during vacation—so there was no bright side to life anywhere.
For some time, I believe, she was at Constantinople, where her magnificence and near alliance to the late Minister gained her great influence.