GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: “[ancient name for] Istanbul” Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer:

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This clue last appeared in the Missing Letter Crossword on July 16, 2024. You can also find answers to past Missing Letter Crosswords.

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Clue & Answer Definitions

  • BYZANTIUM (noun)
    1. a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
    2. an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
  • ISTANBUL (noun)
    1. 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

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