Țarigrad
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Цѣсарьградъ (Cěsarĭgradŭ), from цѣсарь (cěsarĭ, “emperor”) + градъ (gradŭ, “city”), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь + *gordъ. Cognates include Russian Царьгра́д (Carʹgrád), Bulgarian Царигра́д (Carigrád), Czech Cařihrad, Ukrainian Царгра́д (Carhrád), Serbo-Croatian Carigrad, Slovak Carihrad, Slovene Carigrad.
Proper noun[edit]
Țarigrad
- (dated) Constantinople [1521]
- Synonyms: Constantinopol, Istanbul