What does "byzantium" mean?

A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple.

How do you pronounce "byzantium"?

Pronounced //bɪˈzæn.ti.əm//.

Common synonyms include: ancient city, byzantine empire, byzantion, constantinople, eastern realm, eastern roman empire.

/bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple. uncountable

Proper Noun

1
An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul. historical
2
An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire. broadly, historical

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

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