Istambul

== English == === Proper noun === Istambul Obsolete form of Istanbul. == Galician == === Proper noun === Istambul ? Istanbul (the largest city and province of Turkey) Synonyms: (historical) Bizancio, (historical) Constantinopla == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Istanbul (proscribed) Estambul (dated) === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul) (Turkish İstanbul) from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ul, (Brazil) -uw Hyphenation: Is‧tam‧bul === Proper noun === Istambul f Istanbul (the largest city and province of Turkey) Synonyms: (historical) Bizâncio, (historical) Constantinopla