istanbul

Noun istanbul has 1 sense

• istanbul(n = noun.location) constantinople, stamboul, stambul - 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 Church;
has parts: bosporus bridge, hagia sofia, hagia sophia, santa sofia, santa sophia, chalcedon, kadikoy
is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
is a part of republic of turkey, turkey