Byzans

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed via German Byzanz and Latin Byzantium from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥yˈsanˀs]

Proper noun

Byzans

1. Byzantium (ancient Greek city, later known as Constantinople and Istanbul)

   Synonyms: Konstantinopel, Istanbul

2. Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire (the Eastern Roman Empire, with Byzantium as its capital, between 330 and 1453)

   Synonyms: Byzantinske Rige, Østromerske Rige