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The Meaning of istanbul

  • (noun) the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Synonyms

Istanbul , Stambul , Stamboul , Constantinople

Rhymes

abdul , apostolopoul , baiul , bellefeuille , blackpool , boole , boule , bruehl , brule , buehl , buel , buhl , cesspool , claypool , cool , coole , cruel , drogoul , drool , dual , duell , dule , fool , fuel , ghoul , gurule , home-school , hoole , jewel , joule , juel , jule , liverpool , luelle , makhoul , mccool , minuscule , misrule , molecule , muehl , mule , overrule , pool , poole , poul , preschool , rahul , rantoul , raoul , raul , retool , reul , reule , rhule , ridicule , ruel , rule , saccule , school , schuele , spool , sproule , sproull , spruell , spruiell , spruill , stool , supercool , thule , tool , toole , tuel , tuell , tulle , tuyle , vestibule , vipul , whirlpool , yuill , yuille , yule