a port in Turkey on the Bosporus, lying partly in Europe, partly in Asia; pop. 10,757,300 (est. 2007). Formerly the Roman city of Constantinople (330—1453), it was built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium. It was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and was the capital of Turkey from that time until 1923.
伊斯坦布尔(土耳其港口城市,靠近博斯普鲁斯海峡,横跨欧亚大陆;2007年估计人口10,757,300; 公元330—1453 年原为罗马帝国的君士坦丁堡,建于古希腊城市拜占庭旧址上,1453年被奥斯曼土耳其人占领,此后直至1923年是土耳其的首都)。
"Turkish, from Greek