Miklagård

== Danish == === Alternative forms === Meglegård, Miklegård, Mycklegaard === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old Norse Miklagarðr (literally “the large city”), from mikill and garðr. Compare megen and gård, -gård. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Miklagård ? (historical) Byzantium, Constantinople (a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire; modern Istanbul) Synonyms: (historical) Konstantinopel, Istanbul === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse Miklagarðr (literally “the large city”), from mikill and garðr. Compare mycket and gård. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmiːklaˌɡoːrd/ === Proper noun === Miklagård n (genitive Miklagårds) (historical) Byzantium, Constantinople (a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire; modern Istanbul) Synonyms: (historical) Konstantinopel, Istanbul