Цариград
/[ˈt͡sariɡrɐt]/
Bulgarianname
Definitions
- 1.Tsargrad (a historical term for Constantinople, former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)
- 2.archaicVeliko Tarnovo
Synonyms & related words
Related words (3)
- Истанбу́л
- Константино́пол
- Вели́ко Тъ́рново
Etymology
Compounded from цар (car, “emperor”) + град (grad, “city”), thus imperial city. Possibly calqued after Ancient Greek Βασιλέως Πόλις (Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”).
Forms
- Ца́риградcanonical • masculine
- Cárigradromanization