Konstantynopol

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Cōnstantīnopolis, from Byzantine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔn.stan.tɘˈnɔ.pɔl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔpɔl
  • Syllabification: Kon‧stan‧ty‧no‧pol

Proper noun

Konstantynopol m inan

  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)
    Synonyms: Bizancjum, Carogród, Istambuł, Stambuł

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