Meaning

2 senses

  1. (historical)An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

    Byzantion

    Виза́нтийVizántij

    Віза́нтійVizántij

  2. (broadly, historical)An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The ship is in Byzantium.

    Корабель у Візантії. — aandrusiak

    ruКорабль находится в Византии. — mrtaistoi

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  2. Ibn Abi Kabsha has become so prominent that even the King of Byzantium is afraid of him.

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Translations

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Origin

From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon), named after its legendary

From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon), named after its legendary founder, Byzas.

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Word family

1 related words
Relatedbezant

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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