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byzantium

noun /bɪzænʃiəm/ 4 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 25 WWF 28
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noun

a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

noun

an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital

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