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Byzantine Empire

/ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/

Byzantine Empire proper noun: an ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia; the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.

Proper noun

the Byzantine Empire

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia; the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.

Byzantine Empire meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian

Byzantine Empire in Hindi

Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region
बाइज़ेंटाइन साम्राज्य bāizẽṭāin sāmrājya

Byzantine Empire in Tagalog

Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region
Silangang Imperyong Romano

Byzantine Empire in Arabic

Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region
إِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّة بِيزَنْطِيَّة ʔimbirāṭuriyya bīzanṭiyya

Byzantine Empire in Indonesian

Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region
Kekaisaran Romawi Timur
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Byzantine Empire in Persian
بیزانس bizâns, امپراتوری بیزانس emperâturi-ye bizâns, امپراتوری روم شرقی emperâturi-ye rum-e šarqi
Byzantine Empire in Thai
จักรวรรดิไบแซนไทน์ jàk-grà-wàt-bai-sɛɛn-tai
Byzantine Empire in Vietnamese
Đế quốc Đông La Mã

Synonyms of Byzantine Empire

Origin of Byzantine Empire

Calque of Latin Imperium Byzantinum.

Questions about Byzantine Empire

What does Byzantine Empire mean?
Byzantine Empire means an ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia; the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.
What is Byzantine Empire in Hindi?
Byzantine Empire in Hindi is बाइज़ेंटाइन साम्राज्य (bāizẽṭāin sāmrājya). See Byzantine Empire meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Byzantine Empire?
Byzantine Empire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Byzantine Empire?
Byzantine Empire is pronounced /ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near Byzantine Empire in the dictionary

  1. Byzantians
  2. byzantievite
  3. byzantine
  4. Byzantine attack
  5. Byzantine attacks
  6. Byzantine Empire
  7. Byzantine fault tolerance
  8. Byzantine fault tolerances
  9. Byzantine fire
  10. Byzantine Greek
  11. Byzantine Patriarch

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