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To: ThanhPhero
Turkey is highly unlikely to replace the name of Istanbul with a Greek name.

Istanbul is actually a Greek compound word that Turks use now. Constaninople is a Latin and Greek compound name - Constantine of course being a Latin name and polis being the Greek word for city.

Istanbul is a corruption of the Greek phrase istanˈpoli meaning "to the city" or "the City" or "DownTown".

33 posted on 09/09/2009 6:12:03 AM PDT by Nikas777 (En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
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To: Nikas777
When you're alone and life is making you lonely You can always go - downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know - downtown

43 posted on 09/09/2009 10:58:26 AM PDT by colorado tanker (Martha's Vineyard is great! Hey, honey, let's take a drive . . . .)
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