English words for 'Alternative form of Constantinople.'
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- (Eastern Orthodoxy) The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
- (historical) The orthodox Christian church of antiquity, after 380 CE the established church of the Roman Empire, especially as distinct from smaller Christian movements or heresies.
- (historical) Hagia Sophia before the fall of the Byzantine Empire or one of the churches that previously occupied its site, the Great Church of Constantinople.
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noun
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- of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
- (history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
- of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism) Of or relating to the Byzantine Rite or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.
- (figurative, often lower-case) Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.
- (architecture) Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc.
- (figurative, often lower-case) Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.
- Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
noun
adj
- (historical, historiography) Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
- Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
- (historical) Of or from the Roman Empire.
- Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
- Of or from Rome.
- (of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
- (architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
- (typography) A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
- (law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
- of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)
- characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- of or relating to or supporting Romanism
name
noun
- (uncountable) The Roman script.
- A native or resident of Rome.
- (historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
- (historical, historiography) A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
- (printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.
- an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
- a resident of modern Rome
adj
- (history) Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).
- (music) Relating to a melodic subject.
- Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
- (grammar, Indo-European studies) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.
- relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
- of or relating to a melodic subject
noun
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- The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
- A brothel or place of debauchery.
- An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.
- A palace of a sultan.
- The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
- (by figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person.
- living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
name
- A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
- Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
- A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
- (fiction) A fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Superman franchise, published by DC Comics.
noun
- A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
- (crosswording) An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
- A concept with multiple instantiations.
- (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
- Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
- (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about.
- (linguistics) Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
- (film, television, video games) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- (grammar) The stem of a word.
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
verb
noun
- title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
- the male head of family or tribe
- any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- (biblical) A male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
- An old leader of a village or community.
- The male head of a household or nuclear family.
- (Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.
- The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.
- A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
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name
- (figuratively) The Ottoman sultanic court, hence the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing.
- (literally) The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople)
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- (historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
- A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
- A city in Michigan.
- A male given name.
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.
- A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.
- A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township.
- A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio.
- A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.
- A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.
name
- (historical) The Eastern Roman Empire.
- A personification of the wind from the east.
- A surname.
- The eastern states of the United States.
- (Christianity) That part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the former territories of the Eastern Roman Empire, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the East.
- (historical) the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
- The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
- A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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adj
noun
adj
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
- (Quakerism) Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite branches) who split with the Hicksite Quakers due to favoring adopting mainstream Protestant orthodoxy.
- (Christianity) Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
- (Judaism) Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
- (Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
noun
noun
- The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
- A brothel or place of debauchery.
- An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.
- A palace of a sultan.
- The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
- (by figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person.
- living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
noun
- A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
- (crosswording) An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
- A concept with multiple instantiations.
- (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
- Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
- (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about.
- (linguistics) Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
- (film, television, video games) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- (grammar) The stem of a word.
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
verb
noun
- title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
- the male head of family or tribe
- any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- (biblical) A male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
- An old leader of a village or community.
- The male head of a household or nuclear family.
- (Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.
- The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.
- A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
noun
name
- (figuratively) The Ottoman sultanic court, hence the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing.
- (literally) The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople)
adj
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
- (history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
- of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism) Of or relating to the Byzantine Rite or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.
- (figurative, often lower-case) Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.
- (architecture) Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc.
- (figurative, often lower-case) Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.
- Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
noun
adj
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
- (history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
- of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism) Of or relating to the Byzantine Rite or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.
- (figurative, often lower-case) Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.
- (architecture) Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc.
- (figurative, often lower-case) Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.
- Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
noun
adj
- (historical, historiography) Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
- Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
- (historical) Of or from the Roman Empire.
- Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
- Of or from Rome.
- (of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
- (architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
- (typography) A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
- (law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
- of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)
- characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- of or relating to or supporting Romanism
name
noun
- (uncountable) The Roman script.
- A native or resident of Rome.
- (historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
- (historical, historiography) A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
- (printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.
- an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
- a resident of modern Rome
adj
- (history) Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).
- (music) Relating to a melodic subject.
- Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
- (grammar, Indo-European studies) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.
- relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
- of or relating to a melodic subject
noun
adj
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
- (Quakerism) Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite branches) who split with the Hicksite Quakers due to favoring adopting mainstream Protestant orthodoxy.
- (Christianity) Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
- (Judaism) Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
- (Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.