Synonyms for istanbul
ˈɪs tɑnˌbʊl, -tæn-, -tɑm-is·tan·bul

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1. Istanbulnoun

   Synonyms:
   Constantinople, Byzantium

2. Istanbulnoun

   Largest city of Turkey and last capital of Ottoman Empire.

   Synonyms:
   Constantinople, Byzantium

Princeton's WordNet

1. Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinoplenoun

   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

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1. List of paraphrases for "istanbul":

   i̇stanbul, constantinople

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1. Anadolu Hotel:

   Anadolu Hotel has an excellent location in Istanbul city center of Sultanahmet. Anadolu Hotel is a boutique hotel where you can reach the Sultanahmet area, the Grand Bazaar, Aya Sofya and the Hippodrome area, just a few minutes walk away.

2. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:

   As we have seen from the terrorist attacks first in Istanbul and then in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, international security is becoming more fragile, the concept of a security threat is undergoing a serious change. In this process, NATO needs to be more active and has to update itself against the new security threats.

3. Sertac Koc:

   When they saw jets hitting parliament in Ankara and people in Istanbul, they got organized among themselves and marched to the base to try and stop them, they tried to block traffic to the base by parking their vehicles, burning hay to block the jets' vision, and in the end they attempted to cut the power to the base.

4. Mahir Unal:

   The only problem is with the Syrian border area, istanbul is one of the safest places in the world... The tourist areas are safe... We have taken all the measures necessary.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   Today's attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world, we must deepen our cooperation with our allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat.