CONSTANTINOPLE
\kˈɒnstantˌɪnɒpə͡l], \kˈɒnstantˌɪnɒpəl], \k_ˈɒ_n_s_t_a_n_t_ˌɪ_n_ɒ_p_əl]\
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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
By Princeton University
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