Constantinoble

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kuns.tən.tiˈnɔb.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kons.tən.tiˈnɔb.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [kons.tan.tiˈno.ble]

Proper noun

Constantinoble

  1. (historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)
  • constantinopolità

See also

Middle English

Proper noun

Constantinoble

  1. alternative form of Constantinople: Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)
    • 1479 March 24, Cordyal, Westminster: William Caxton:
      That aunciently it was accustumed atte coronacion of the Emperour of Constantinoble.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • a1500(a1470), Brut-1461(1) (Add 10099), 515/7:
      About þis tyme þe Cite of Constantinoble […] was taken bi þe Turkes infideles.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c1600(c1350), Alex.Maced.(Grv 60), section 1220:
      That bolde borou Byzance, þat buyld was to-rihtus, Was called syn […] Constantinoble.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Middle French

Proper noun

Constantinoble

  1. Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)
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