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 | ||