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Constantinopolis

Syllables: Con·stan·ti·no·po·lis/ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnɒ.pə.lɪs/US/ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnɑ.pə.lɪs/

Constantinopolis is the alternative form of Constantinople.

Meaning of Constantinople

Proper noun

Constantinople

  1. (historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.
    Synonyms:
    Istanbul, Byzantium, Micklegarth, Tsargrad

Origin of Constantinopolis

From Middle English Constantinopolis, from Latin Cōnstantīnopolis, from Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs).

Questions about Constantinopolis

What is Constantinopolis the alternative form of?
Constantinopolis is the alternative form of Constantinople.
How do you pronounce Constantinopolis?
Constantinopolis is pronounced /ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnɒ.pə.lɪs/ (UK).

Words near Constantinopolis in the dictionary

  1. Constantine
  2. Constantinescu
  3. Constantinian
  4. Constantinian monogram
  5. Constantinople
  6. Constantinopolis
  7. Constantinopolitan
  8. Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church
  9. Constantinopolitans
  10. Constantius
  11. constantive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Constantinopolis (page history and authors); Constantinople (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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