Is·tan·bul /ˌɪstənˈbul, ˌtæn, ˌtɑn, ˈbʊl, ˈɪstənˌ, ||m ||n/
伊斯坦堡
Istanbul
n : 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 [syn: Stambul, Stamboul,
Constantinople]