Istambul

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Istanbul, Estambul (dated)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish استانبول‎ (İstanbul) (Turkish İstanbul) from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tɐ̃.ˈbuɫ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌis.tɐ̃.ˈbuw/

Proper noun

Istambul f

Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)

Synonyms

Bizâncio (historical)
Constantinopla (historical)

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