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/,ɪstæn'bul/

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noun
the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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constantinople stamboul stambul

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turkey republic of turkey

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