transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌis-tən-ˈbül, -ˌtan-, -ˌtän-, -ˈbu̇l, ˈis-tən-ˌ, or with ]
m for n geographical name
or formerly Con·stan·ti·no·ple ˌkän-ˌstan-tə-ˈnō-pəl ; or ancient By·zan·ti·um bə-ˈzan-tē-əm, -ˈzan-sh(ē-)əm
city NW Turkey on the Bosporus & Sea of Marmara; former capital of Turkey & (as Constantinople) of Ottoman Empire population 6,620,241