Byzance

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.zɑ̃s/
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Proper noun

Byzance f

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

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