Bizâncio

See also: Bizancio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion) or Latin Byzantium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Besanço.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈzɐ̃.si.u/ [biˈzɐ̃.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /biˈzɐ̃.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈzɐ̃.si.o/ [biˈzɐ̃.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /biˈzɐ̃.sjo/

Proper noun

Bizâncio f

  1. (historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)

See also

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