Constantinople
noun uk/ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnəʊ.pəl/ us/ˌkɑːn.stæn.tənˈoʊ.pəl/
君士坦丁堡（伊斯坦布尔的旧称，1923年以前一直是土耳其的首都）
the former name for Istanbul, a city that was the capital of Turkey until 1923
The defending forces fled the city by boat to Constantinople. 守军乘船逃往君士坦丁堡。
The Eastern Christian empire was known as Byzantium and based in Constantinople. 东边的基督教帝国称为拜占庭帝国，总部设在君士坦丁堡。
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- The relics disappeared from Constantinople, today's Istanbul.
- The two tall columns were brought from Constantinople in the 12th century.
- First Council of Constantinople in 381 ruled that the archbishop of that city had equal rights with the Bishop of Rome.