Constantinople
pronunciation
How to pronounce Constantinople in British English:
UK [ˌkɔnstæntiˈnəupl]
How to pronounce Constantinople in American English:
US [ˌkɑnstæntəˈnopəl]
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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 C
Word Origin
- Constantinople
- the proper name from 330 C.E. to 1930 C.E. of what is now Istanbul, from Greek Konstantinou polis "Constantine's city," named for Roman emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus, whose name is derived from Latin constans (see constant (adj.)).
Example
- 1. The second council of constantinople closed .
- 2. Italy developed a large domestic silk industry after 2000 skilled weavers came from constantinople .
- 3. Subsequently many greek artisans left constantinople for italy where they could continue their professions under pope gregory ii .
- 4. Istanbul , once known as constantinople , has for centuries been a meeting place between east and west .
- 5. The objective was to gain control of the dardanelles strait , and then to press on and take constantinople .