Constantinople

Constantinople — • Capital, formerly of the Byzantine, now of the Ottoman, Empire (As of 1908, when the article was written.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Constantinople     Constantinople …   Catholic encyclopedia

Constantinople — prop. n. the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; it was built on the site of ancient Byzantium, and the name was changed to Istanbul by the Turks. Syn: Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul. [WordNet 1.5] Note: The name change was the subject of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

CONSTANTINOPLE — Les Byzantins usaient ordinairement, pour désigner la capitale de leur Empire, de trois termes qui correspondent à son origine, à son rôle dans la vie politique, à sa suprématie économique et culturelle: ils l’appelaient soit la «ville de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Constantinople — noun hist. г. Константинополь …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Constantinople — This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). For a more detailed approach after 1453, see History of Istanbul. For other uses, see Constantinople (disambiguation). Map of Byzantine Constantinople …   Wikipedia

Constantinople — Plan de Constantinople Carte montrant le relief de Constant …   Wikipédia en Français

Constantinople — геогр. Constantinople Константинополь (Царьград), столица Византийской империи; после взятия его турками в 1453 г. был переименован в Стамбул (Istanbul) …   Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого

Constantinople — geographical name see Istanbul • Constantinopolitan adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Constantinople — /kon stan tn oh peuhl/, n. former name of Istanbul. * * * …   Universalium

Constantinople — константинопольский …   Англо-русский технический словарь