Byzanz

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /byˈtsan(t)s/
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  • Rhymes: -ants

Proper noun

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Byzanz n (proper noun, genitive Byzanz' or (with an article) Byzanz)

  1. Byzantium (an ancient city in modern Turkey, later known as Constantinople and now Istanbul)
  2. Byzantine Empire

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