Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stamboul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: stam-boul
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Istanbul (a city in Turkey).

Archaic

Example Sentences

"If you have a fancy for anything in that line, away with you, sir, to the bazaars of Stamboul without delay, and lay out in extensive slave-purchases some of that spare cash you seem at a loss to spend satisfactorily here."
"The place is crowded with people all the time, and as the gay-colored Eastern fabrics are lavishly displayed before every shop, the great Bazaar of Stamboul is one of the sights that are worth seeing."

Etymology

From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), q.v. Compare Scandaroon for Iskenderun.

Word Breakdown

Root: ⁧استانبول⁩

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Stambul (alternative)

Synonyms

Istanbul

Questions

What does stamboul mean?: Synonym of Istanbul (a city in Turkey).
Where does stamboul come from?: From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), q.v. Compare Scandaroon for Iskenderun.

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