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istanbul

/ˈɪ.stɑːn.bʊl/

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What does istanbul mean?

proper noun

  1. A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
  2. A province in Turkey.
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/ˈɪ.stɑːn.bʊl/

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