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Istanbul — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Istanbul name Turkey's largest city, straddling both Europe and Asia, and the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.

Senses

Istanbul is used for these senses in English:

  • Istanbul 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).