Üsküdar

[ oo s-kuh-dahr; Turkish ys-ky-dahr ]
/ ˌʊs kəˈdɑr; Turkish ˌüs küˈdɑr /

noun

a town in NW Turkey, on the Asian shore of the Bosporus: a suburb of Istanbul.
Formerly Scutari.

British Dictionary definitions for uskudar

Üsküdar
/ (ˌuːskuːˈdɑː) /

noun

a town in NW Turkey, across the Bosporus from Istanbul: formerly a terminus of caravan routes from Syria and Asia; base of the British army in the Crimean War. Pop: 495 118 (2000) Former name: Scutari