Constantinople

Translation of "constantinople" into Russian

Proper noun

Constantinople

Historically attested city name; treated as a singular proper noun.

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

Константинополь был столицей Византийской империи.

Proper noun

The former name of the city now known as Istanbul, which was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and later the Ottoman Empire.

Constantinople was a major center of trade and culture during the Middle Ages.