Istanbul

Alternative forms

• Stambul
• Stamboul

Origin

The name Istanbul was given to the city of Constantinople after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.

The word is a bastardization of the Byzantine Greek phrase εἰς ἡ (eis tēn Polin, "τὴν πόλις"), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.

Full definition of Istanbul

Proper noun

1. Turkish city and largest European city by population which was the last capital of Ottoman Empire.

Derived terms

• Istanbulite

Synonyms

• Byzantium, Constantinople