Byzantium
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
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