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Definitions

Noun

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

Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

byzantine empireconstantinopleistanbulistanbul

Example

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

byzantine empirepalatinate purpletyrian purple

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