Stamboul

English Alternative forms en Stambul Etymology From variant forms of en ota ⁧استانبول⁩ İstanbul, q.v. Compare en Scandaroon for en Iskenderun. Proper noun en archaic en Istanbul en city c/Turkey a. XXIV 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. 367 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.