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Byz

Byz is the abbreviation of Byzantium.

Meaning of Byzantium

Noun

Byzantium (uncountable)

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

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Questions about Byz

What is Byz the abbreviation of?
Byz is the abbreviation of Byzantium.

Words near Byz in the dictionary

  1. Bywong
  2. byword
  3. bywords
  4. bywork
  5. byworks
  6. Byz
  7. byzaanchies
  8. byzaanchy
  9. byzant
  10. Byzantiac
  11. Byzantian

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