Stambul

[ stahm-bool ]

/ stɑmˈbul /

the oldest part and principal Turkish residential section of Istanbul, south of the Golden Horn.

Istanbul.

Also Stam·boul

[stahm-bool; French stahn-bool] /stɑmˈbul; French stɑ̃ˈbul/.

Example sentences from the Web for stambul

Early next morning the people of Stambul read the fetva, which was posted up at every corner.

The Lion of Janina |Mr Jkai
The death of the four-and-twenty Spahis is an affair of even greater importance in Stambul just now than the capture of Candia.

The Slaves of the Padishah |Mr Jkai
The magic jugglery was set going again, and now the dancing goblet spelled out the name, "Stambul."

The Lion of Janina |Mr Jkai
As a child Fatima Hanum played in one of the narrow streets of Stambul.

From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin

Thou wilt have the anchor raised and sail with the first favorable wind to Stambul.

The Lion of Janina |Mr Jkai

Stambul

/ (stæmˈbuːl) /

the old part of Istanbul, Turkey, south of the Golden Horn: the site of ancient Byzantium; sometimes used as a name for the whole city