From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Istanbul \Istanbul\ prop. n. A city in European Turkey, built on the site of ancient Byzantium. It is the former capital of the Turkish Empire, known as Constantinople before being captured by the Turks.
Syn: Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Byzantium \Byzantium\ prop. n. An ancient city on the Bosphorus founded by the Greeks. It was later renamed {Constaninople} in honor of the emperor Constantine, and renamed {Istanbul} by the Turks, which name it still retains. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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 [syn: {Stambul}, {Stamboul}, {Constantinople}]
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