Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Compounded from цар (car, emperor) + град (grad, city), thus imperial city.

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Цариград (Carigradm

  1. (dated) Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)
  2. (archaic) Veliko Tarnovo

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Macedonian edit

 
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Etymology edit

цар (car, emperor) +‎ град (grad, city)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡saɾiɡrat]
  • Hyphenation: Ца‧ри‧град

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Ца́риград (Cárigradm (relational adjective цари́градски)

  1. (dated) Istanbul (a city in Turkey)

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References edit

  • Цариград” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

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Ца̀ригра̄д m (Latin spelling Càrigrād)

  1. (uncountable, dated, language of literature) Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)

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