English noun: Byzantium | |||
1. | Byzantium (location) 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 | ||
Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center | ||
Part meronym | Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire | ||
Member holonym | Byzantine | ||
2. | Byzantium (location) a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 | ||
Synonyms | Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire | ||
Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Part holonym | Byzantium | ||
Part meronym | Roman Empire | ||
Member holonym | Byzantine | ||