Byzantion
/[ˈbɪzancɪjon]/
Czechname
Definitions
- 1.Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Bȳzantion, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon).