I. bə̇ˈzansh(ē)ən, -zantēən, -tyən noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Byzanti um, ancient city on the site of stanbul, Turkey + English -an
: byzantine
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: byzantine
Byzantian civilization
I. bə̇ˈzansh(ē)ən, -zantēən, -tyən noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Byzanti um, ancient city on the site of stanbul, Turkey + English -an
: byzantine
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: byzantine
Byzantian civilization
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012