BYZANTIUM


Meaning of BYZANTIUM in English

By ‧ zan ‧ ti ‧ um /bɪˈzæntiəm, baɪ- $ -ˈzænʃiəm/ BrE AmE

an ancient city, centre of the Byzantine Empire. The city was renamed Constantinople by Constantine the Great, and is now called Istanbul.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.