Bulgarian

Proper noun

Цариград • ‎(Carigrad) m

1. (dated) Istanbul

See also

• Истанбул ‎(Istanbul)
• Константинопол ‎(Konstantinopol)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ца̏р ‎(“emperor”) + гра̑д ‎(“city”), probably calqued after Ancient Greek expression Βασιλέως Πόλις ‎(Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsǎriɡraːd/
• Hyphenation: Ца‧ри‧град

Proper noun

Ца̀ригра̄д m ‎(Latin spelling Càrigrād)

1. (uncountable, dated, language of literature) Istanbul

Declension

Synonyms

• (modern): Ѝстанбул

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Carigrad.