Byzantium

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noun

1. an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks;
site of modern Istanbul;
in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
• Instance Hypernyms:
city, metropolis, urban center
• Part Holonyms:
Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire
• Member Meronyms:
Byzantine
2. a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
• Syn:
Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire
• Instance Hypernyms:
geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
• Part Holonyms:
Roman Empire
• Member Meronyms:
Byzantine