noun
1. a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
• Syn: ↑Kadikoy
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Istanbul, ↑Stambul, ↑Stamboul, ↑Constantinople
2. the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
• Syn: ↑Council of Chalcedon
• Hypernyms: ↑ecumenical council
Useful english dictionary. 2012.