STAMBUL

Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople

(noun) the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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