Costantinopoli

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis). By surface analysis, Costantino +‎ -poli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kos.tan.tiˈnɔ.po.li/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpoli
  • Hyphenation: Co‧stan‧ti‧nò‧po‧li

Proper noun

Costantinopoli f

  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)

See also

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